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title: "CVE-2012-6581\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6581?format=md
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# CVE-2012-6581

Publication date 24 July 2013

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

Best Practical Solutions RT 3.8.x before 3.8.15 and 4.0.x before 4.0.8,
when GnuPG is enabled, allows remote attackers to bypass intended
restrictions on reading keys in the product's keyring, and trigger outbound
e-mail messages signed by an arbitrary stored secret key, by leveraging a
UI e-mail signing privilege.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| request-tracker3.8 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.10 wily | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.10 utopic | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 13.04 raring | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Ignored end of life |
| request-tracker4 | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Not affected |
| 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.10 utopic | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not affected |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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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)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-6581)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6581)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-6581)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6581)

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=870406#c3>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6581>
