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CVE-2012-0954

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...

2.6 LowFix available

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 altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.

Exploit likelihood

2.19%Up 0.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used2.6

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 altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.

Record
CVE-2012-0954
CVSS 2.0
2.6 LowAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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 altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.

Record
CVE-2012-0954
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0977No score

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 altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.

Record
EUVD-2012-0977
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86m4-88r3-mw4cNo score

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...

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 altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.

Record
GHSA-86m4-88r3-mw4c
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

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 altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.

Record
CVE-2012-0954
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0954No score

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 altered packages via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-3587.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0954
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apt
Debian:12
before 0.7.25
0.7.25
apt
Debian:13
before 0.7.25
0.7.25
apt
Debian:14
before 0.7.25
0.7.25

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2012-0954 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.6) in Debian Advanced Package Tool, published June 19, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.19%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in apt 0.7.25.

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