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CVE-2012-0948
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1)…
Low2.1EPSS 0.35%
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Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 71% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 82019 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- USN-1443-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- update-manager-info-disclosure(75727) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 53604 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 49230 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://launchpadlibrarian.net/105380733/update-manager_1%3A0.156.14.3_1%3A0.156.14.4.diff.gz (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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