2.1
CVSSv2

CVE-2012-0961

Published: 26/12/2012 Updated: 08/01/2020
CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.1 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 187
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Summary

Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x prior to 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x prior to 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x prior to 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.

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debian apt 0.9.7

debian advanced package tool 0.8.16

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Debian Bug report logs - #695832 apt: CVE-2012-0961 Package: apt; Maintainer for apt is APT Development Team <deity@listsdebianorg>; Source for apt is src:apt (PTS, buildd, popcon) Reported by: Moritz Muehlenhoff <jmm@inutilorg> Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:54:01 UTC Severity: grave Tags: security Found in version ...
APT could expose sensitive information ...