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Status published
Medium
CVE-2012-0962
Aptdaemon 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS uses short...
Vulnerability Description
Aptdaemon 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS uses short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
Affected Vendor
sebastian heinlein
View all reports →Affected Software
aptdaemon, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0.43, 11.10, 12.04
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 26th, 2012
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.