CVE-2012-0949

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Published May 31, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0972	The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1443-1	Update Manager vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.1% (2.094% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/82020
http://secunia.com/advisories/49230
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53605
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1443-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75728

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-200

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: May 31, 2012, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:45 PM
Reserved: Feb 1, 2012, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 31, 2012, 5:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM

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