Aptdaemon 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS uses short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys…
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Aptdaemon 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS uses short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.018 78th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.43 | Vulnerable | Sebastian Heinlein |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 11.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:sebastian_heinlein:aptdaemon:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.43 Vulnerable ·Sebastian Heinlein
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0962
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mm8c-h4vv-7fr2
References
Sources
- CVE-2012-0962 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0962 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mm8c-h4vv-7fr2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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