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
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 14.04, 16.04, 16.10
- Debian Advanced_package_tool
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
- ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- AlexRogalskiy/securecloud-image-analysis-action
- KorayAgaya/TrivyWeb
- Mohzeela/external-secret
- Tufin/securecloud-image-analysis-action
- actions-marketplace-validations/Tufin_
- bahramGithubRepository/CVE-Management-Tool
- illikainen/digestlookup
- jaweesh/Packet-Injection-in-Sudan-Analysis
- siddharthraopotukuchi/trivy
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Issue Tracking, x_refsource_DEBIAN, Vendor Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Issue Tracking, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
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.