CVE-2012-0961

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2012-12-26 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.7, and 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.x before 0.9.7.5ubuntu5.2, as used in Ubuntu, uses world-readable permissions for /var/log/apt/term.log, which allows local users to obtain sensitive shell information by reading the log file.

Affected products

Debian Advanced Package Tool: 0.8.16
Debian apt: 0.9.7

References

http://osvdb.org/88380
http://secunia.com/advisories/51568
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56917
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1
http://osvdb.org/88380
http://secunia.com/advisories/51568
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56917
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1

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