CVE-2012-0955
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CVE-2012-0955 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.4/10 on the CVSS scale. software-properties was vulnerable to a person-in-the-middle attack due to incorrect TLS certificate validation in softwareproperties/ppa.py. software-properties didn't check TLS certificates under python2 and only checked certificates under python3 if a valid certificate bundle was provided. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
software-properties was vulnerable to a person-in-the-middle attack due to incorrect TLS certificate validation in softwareproperties/ppa.py. software-properties didn't check TLS certificates under python2 and only checked certificates under python3 if a valid certificate bundle was provided. Fixed in software-properties version 0.92.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Software-Properties | < 0.92 |
References
- https://code.launchpad.net/~cyphermox/software-properties/lp1036839/+merge/119753Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036839Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://code.launchpad.net/~cyphermox/software-properties/lp1036839/+merge/119753Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036839Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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