Information disclosure in Debian Advanced Package Tool
CVE-2012-0961
Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Debian Advanced Package Tool — versions 0.8.16
- Debian Apt — versions 0.9.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/56917 (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/51568 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- osvdb.org/88380 (vdb-entry)