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CVE-2012-0962

Published: 17 December 2012

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
quantal and higher use add_key_from_keyserver() in python-apt
which does use long gpg keyids
lucid doesn't use apt-key

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
aptdaemon
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Does not exist

lucid Not vulnerable
(code not present)
oneiric
Released (0.43+bzr697-0ubuntu1.3)
precise
Released (0.43+bzr805-0ubuntu7)
quantal Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream Needs triage