CVE-2011-3152
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-310
Cryptographic Issues
Publication date:
27/04/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcherCore.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 through 11.10 does not verify the GPG signature before extracting an upgrade tarball, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to (1) create or overwrite arbitrary files via a directory traversal attack using a crafted tar file, or (2) bypass authentication via a crafted meta-release file.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.40
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1\:0.87.24 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1\:0.134.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1\:0.142.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1\:0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:canonical:update-manager:1\:0.152.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47024
- http://www.osvdb.org/77642
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50833
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/update-manager/%2Bbug/881548
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71494
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47024
- http://www.osvdb.org/77642
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50833
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/update-manager/%2Bbug/881548
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71494



