CVE-2011-4407

Published May 14, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
ppa.py in Software Properties before 0.81.13.3 does not validate the server certificate when downloading PPA GPG key fingerprints, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof GPG keys for a package repository.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-4336 ppa.py in Software Properties before 0.81.13.3 does not validate the server certificate when downloading PPA GPG key fingerprints, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof GPG keys for a package repository.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1352-1 Software Properties vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved
Nov 7, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 14, 2014, 12:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM