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.
Published: 2014-05-14
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Canonical Software-properties Ubuntu Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:18.408Z

Reserved: 2011-11-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4407

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-05-14T00:55:04.900

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2011-4407

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