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title: "CVE-2012-2357\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-2357

Publication date 21 July 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The Multi-Authentication feature in the Central Authentication Service
(CAS) functionality in auth/cas/cas\_form.html in Moodle 2.1.x before 2.1.6
and 2.2.x before 2.2.3 does not use HTTPS, which allows remote attackers to
obtain credentials by sniffing the network.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2357?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| moodle | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |
| 11.10 oneiric | Not affected |
| 11.04 natty | Not affected |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2357?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [jdstrand](https://launchpad.net/~jdstrand)

moodle 2.1 and higher

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| moodle | * Upstream:   <http://git.moodle.org/gw?p=moodle.git;a=commit;h=895e76ea51c462c18ad66e0761ad76cd26a63ecf> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2357)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2357)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-2357)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2357)

### Other references

* <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/23/2>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2357>