CVE-2015-1330
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-287
Authentication Issues
Publication date:
01/07/2015
Last modified:
12/04/2025
Description
unattended-upgrades before 0.86.1 does not properly authenticate packages when the (1) force-confold or (2) force-confnew dpkg options are enabled in the DPkg::Options::* apt configuration, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to upload and execute arbitrary packages via unspecified vectors.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
cpe:2.3:a:debian:unattended-upgrades:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.86 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_0.86.1_changelog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3297
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032738
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2657-1
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_0.86.1_changelog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3297
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032738
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2657-1