Vulnerability CVE-2012-0961

Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-0961 (CCN-80785)

Assigned:

2012-12-12

Published:

2012-12-12

Updated:

2020-01-08

Summary:

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.

CVSS v3 Severity:

4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)

Exploitability Metrics:	Attack Vector (AV): Local Attack Complexity (AC): Low Privileges Required (PR): None User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:	Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Low Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

CVSS v2 Severity:

2.1 Low (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

2.1 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
1.6 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)

Exploitability Metrics:	Access Vector (AV): Local Access Complexity (AC): Low Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:	Confidentiality (C): Partial Integrity (I): None Availibility (A): None

Vulnerability Type:

CWE-200

Vulnerability Consequences:

Obtain Information

References:

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-0961

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
88380

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Vendor Advisory
51568

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 88380
APT /var/log/apt/term.log Permission Weakness Local File Disclosure

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
56917

Source: CCN
Type: BID-56917
Ubuntu APT Insecure File Permissions Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-1662-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-1662-1
apt vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Ubuntu Bug #975199
term.log is world readable and shouldn't be

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ubuntu-apt-info-disc(80785)

Vulnerable Configuration:

Configuration 1:

cpe:/a:debian:advanced_package_tool:0.8.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR cpe:/a:debian:apt:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration CCN 1:

cpe:/a:debian:apt-cacher:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Denotes that component is vulnerable

Oval Definitions

Definition ID	Class	Title	Last Modified
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17485	P	USN-1662-1 -- apt vulnerability	2014-06-30
oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20120961000	V	CVE-2012-0961 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.	2012-12-26

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