CVE-2012-0961

low

Published 2012-12-26 · Modified 2026-04-29

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

2.1

VIR risk

2.1

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@ubuntu.com — http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@ubuntu.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/51568

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-0961

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`0.9.7.7`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`0.9.7.7`
debian	forky	fixed	`0.9.7.7`
debian	sid	fixed	`0.9.7.7`
debian	trixie	fixed	`0.9.7.7`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
debian	advanced_package_tool	`0.8.16`
debian	apt	`0.9.7`

References

CWEs

CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.