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TI-2012-00868 Aliases CVE-2012-0944GHSA-363x-qxhw-jjx9

Aptdaemon 0.43 and earlier in Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, and 12.04 LTS does not authenticate…

Priority LOW 22CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Aptdaemon 0.43 and earlier in Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, and 12.04 LTS does not authenticate packages when the transaction is not simulated, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via a man-in-the-middle attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01197 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.42VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.20VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.30VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.31VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.32VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.33VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.34VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.40VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.41VulnerableSebastian Heinlein
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.04VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.42 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.20 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.30 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.31 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.32 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.33 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.34 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.40 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.41 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Show 2 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:lts:*:*:*:*:*:*12.04 ltsVulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:lts:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 lts Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0944
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-363x-qxhw-jjx9

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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