CVE-2012-0950

Published Jun 19, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Apport hook (DistUpgradeApport.py) in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uploads the /var/log/dist-upgrade directory when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0949.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0973 The Apport hook (DistUpgradeApport.py) in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uploads the /var/log/dist-upgrade directory when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0949.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1443-2 Update Manager vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:56 PM
Reserved
Feb 1, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 19, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM