CVE-2012-0961
EPSS 0.05%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-0961
To remediate CVE-2012-0961, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/apt—upgrade to 0.9.7.7 or later
Is CVE-2012-0961 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.9.7.7