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CVE-2012-0944

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
EPSS score
1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-0967)
Published
June 4, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0967 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon
  • sebastian heinlein / aptdaemon

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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