CVE-2012-5356

Medium

Description

The apt-add-repository tool in Ubuntu Software Properties 0.75.x before 0.75.10.3, 0.80.x before 0.80.9.2, 0.81.x before 0.81.13.5, 0.82.x before 0.82.7.3, and 0.92.x before 0.92.8 does not properly check PPA GPG keys imported from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.8
Exploit probability—
ProductCanonical Ubuntu Software Properties
PublishedOct 10, 2012
First seenOct 10, 2012

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
canonical ubuntu_software_properties0.75.4, 0.75.5, 0.75.6, 0.75.7, 0.75.8, 0.75.9, 0.75.10, 0.75.10.1, 0.75.10.2, 0.80, 0.80.2, 0.80.3, 0.80.4, 0.80.5, 0.80.6, 0.80.7, 0.80.8, 0.80.9, 0.80.9.1, 0.81, 0.81.1, 0.81.2, 0.81.3, 0.81.4, 0.81.5, 0.81.6, 0.81.7, 0.81.8, 0.81.9, 0.81.10, 0.81.11, 0.81.13, 0.81.13.1, 0.81.13.2, 0.81.13.3, 0.81.13.4, 0.82, 0.82.2, 0.82.3, 0.82.4, 0.82.5, 0.82.6, 0.82.7, 0.82.7.1, 0.82.7.2, 0.92, 0.92.2, 0.92.3, 0.92.4, 0.92.5, 0.92.6, 0.92.7—

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