CVE-2010-0834

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0834
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercanonical
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-10 12:23:05 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe base-files package before 5.0.0ubuntu7.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 and before 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, as shipped on Dell Latitude 2110 netbooks, does not require authentication for package installation, which allows remote archive servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Dell Latitude 2110 Netbook All All All All
Operating System Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 - lts All
Operating System Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-968-1: Dell Latitude 2110 vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Webmail - OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA40889 - Ubuntu base-files Dell Latitude 2110 Unauthenticated Package Installation - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Malformed Request af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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