CVE-2012-5356

Published Oct 10, 2012

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

Description
The apt-add-repository tool in Ubuntu Software Properties 0.75.x before 0.75.10.3, 0.80.x before 0.80.9.2, 0.81.x before 0.81.13.5, 0.82.x before 0.82.7.3, and 0.92.x before 0.92.8 does not properly check PPA GPG keys imported from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
5.8
Impact score
4.9
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-20

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations