The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-0972 The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1443-1 Update Manager vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:45:25.984Z

Reserved: 2012-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-0949

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-05-31T17:55:02.887

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-0949

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