Vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu_linux

CVE-2016-1252

The apt package in Debian jessie before 1.0.9.8.4, in Debian unstable before 1.4~beta2, in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS before 1.0.1ubuntu2.17, in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS before 1.2.15ubuntu0.2, and in Ubuntu 16.10 before 1.3.2ubuntu0.1 allows man-in-the-mid…

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.072 (93.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1252?
CVE-2016-1252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu_linux, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2017-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2016-1252?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1252 known to be exploited?
13 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.