CVE-2012-0961
Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16...
Apt 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7, 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apt 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7, 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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0961- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apt 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7, 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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0961- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0984 No score
Apt 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7, 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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-0984- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xq9m-84rg-77f9 No score
Apt 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16~exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16~exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16...
Apt 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7, 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.
- Record
GHSA-xq9m-84rg-77f9- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Apt 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7, 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.
- Record
CVE-2012-0961- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961 No score
Apt 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.x before 0.8.16exp5ubuntu13.6, 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.x before 0.8.16exp12ubuntu10.7, 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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-0961- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0961 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Debian Apt, published December 26, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 29th percentile. Fixed in apt 0.9.7.7.