CVE-2012-0955
6.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | software-properties | 0.92 < 0.92 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-295: CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036839
- https://code.launchpad.net/~cyphermox/software-properties/lp1036839/+merge/119753
References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036839
- https://code.launchpad.net/~cyphermox/software-properties/lp1036839/+merge/119753
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