Name: CVE-2012-0950: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2012-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2012-0950, CWE-200, CVSS 4.3, EPSS 0.01779

The Apport hook (DistUpgradeApport.py) in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uploads the /var/log/dist-upgrade directory when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0949.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.3

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade update-manager-core	Nov 8, 2024	Jun 19, 2012

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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