DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0961
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961
Upstream
Published
2012-12-26T22:55:02.847Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:02:43.475803Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/apt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.7.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/apt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.7.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/apt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.7.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / apt

Package

Name
apt
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/apt?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.7.7

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}