CVE-2012-0948 (GCVE-0-2012-0948)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-06-07 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:45
VLAI
Summary
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://osvdb.org/82019 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1443-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53604 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/49230 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/105380733/update-ma… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2012-05-17 00:00
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