CVE-2012-0955

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:software-properties:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:36

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://code.launchpad.net/~cyphermox/software-properties/lp1036839/+merge/119753 - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://code.launchpad.net/~cyphermox/software-properties/lp1036839/+merge/119753 - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036839 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory () https://launchpad.net/bugs/1036839 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory
CVSS v2 : 5.8
v3 : 7.4
v2 : 5.8
v3 : 6.8

Information

Published : 2020-12-02 01:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:36


NVD link : CVE-2012-0955

Mitre link : CVE-2012-0955

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-0955


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Products Affected

canonical

  • software-properties
CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation