CVE-2012-0961 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://osvdb.org/88380 http://secunia.com/advisories/51568 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56917 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1662-1