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CVE-2012-5356

N/A

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published10/10/2012

Last Modified4/11/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

canonical:ubuntu_software_properties

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55736(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1588-1(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1016643(cve@mitre.org)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78990(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55736(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1588-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1016643(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78990(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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