CVE-2012-0214
"APT InRelease File Man-in-the-Middle Attack"
Description
The pkgAcqMetaClearSig::Failed method in apt-pkg/acquire-item.cc in Advanced Package Tool (APT) 0.8.11 through 0.8.15.10 and 0.8.16 before 0.8.16~exp13, when updating from repositories that use InRelease files, allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install arbitrary packages by preventing a user from downloading the new InRelease file, which leaves the original InRelease file active and makes it more difficult to detect that the Packages file is modified and unsigned.
INFO
Published Date :
April 15, 2014, 11:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=apt/apt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7a6594d1e5ed199a7a472b78b33e070375d6f92 Added Reference http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=apt/apt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=de498a528cd6fc36c4bb22bf8dec6558e21cc9b6 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1385-1 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Debian GNU/Linux http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=apt/apt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=b7a6594d1e5ed199a7a472b78b33e070375d6f92 [No types assigned] Added Reference Debian GNU/Linux http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=apt/apt.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=de498a528cd6fc36c4bb22bf8dec6558e21cc9b6 [No types assigned] Removed Reference Debian GNU/Linux http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=apt/apt.git;a=commitdiff;h=b7a6594d1e5ed199a7a472b78b33e070375d6f92 Removed Reference Debian GNU/Linux http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=apt/apt.git;a=commitdiff;h=de498a528cd6fc36c4bb22bf8dec6558e21cc9b6 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 16, 2014
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-0214
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.12 }} -0.02%
score
0.27582
percentile