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CVE-2012-0961

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2012-12-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Ubuntu.

CVE
CVE-2012-0961
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.35%
Ubuntu

Original NVD 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.