What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-0956?

CVE-2012-0956 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.4%.

Ubuntu CVE-2012-0956

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2012-09-28 security@ubuntu.com

Privilege Escalation Ubuntu Ubiquity Slideshow Ubuntu

6.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

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6.8 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 28, 2012 - 15:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.8

DescriptionCVE.org

ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu before 58.2, during installation, allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML and read arbitrary files via a crafted attribute in the <a> tag of a Twitter feed.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu before 58.2, during installation, allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML and read arbitrary files via a crafted attribute in the <a> tag of a Twitter feed. Affected products include: Ubiquity Slideshow Team Ubiquity-Slideshow-Ubuntu. Version information: before 58.2.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.