CVE-2012-3587

high

Description

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

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apt/+bug/1013128

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1477-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1475-1

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jun/267

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-06-19

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00146