CVE-2012-0944

Published: 2 April 2012

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.

Notes

Author	Note
mdeslaur	only affects natty and higher

Priority

Status

Package	Release	Status
aptdaemon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	hardy	Does not exist
	lucid	Not vulnerable
	maverick	Not vulnerable
	natty	Released (0.41+bzr661-0ubuntu0.2)
	oneiric	Released (0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.2)
	upstream	Needs triage

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1414-1
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-0944
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Bugs

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaemon/+bug/959131

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