CVE-2012-0961 (GCVE-0-2012-0961)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-12-26 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56917 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51568 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
| http://osvdb.org/88380 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
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