CVE-2012-0961 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file.

Published: 2012-12-26

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.16:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:debian:apt:0.9.7:::::::*

No data.

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0984	Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1662-1	APT vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00052.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/88380
http://secunia.com/advisories/51568
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56917
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Debian Advanced Package Tool Apt

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published: 2012-12-26T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:28:35.582Z

Reserved: 2012-02-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0961

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-12-26T22:55:02.847

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-0961

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-200

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