Aptdaemon 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS uses short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack
Published Dec 26, 2012
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.80%
Description
Aptdaemon 0.43 in Ubuntu 11.10 and 12.04 LTS uses short IDs when importing PPA GPG keys from a keyserver, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary package repository GPG keys via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.43
- 11.10
- 12.04
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 77.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 75.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 60.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 71.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00300) | 69.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 69.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00258) | 64.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00325) | 66.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51627 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56959 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027891 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1666-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center-agent/%2Bbug/1052789 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51627 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56959 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027891 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1666-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUPatch | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/software-center-agent/%2Bbug/1052789 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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