CVE-2012-3587

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    CVE-2012-3587

    Published: 19 Jun 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: APT 0.7.x before 0.7.25 and 0.8.x before 0.8.16, when using the apt-key net-update to import keyrings, relies on GnuPG argument order and does not check GPG subkeys, which might allow remote attackers to install Trojan horse packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

    References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1475-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1477-1, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jun/267, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1013128

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High