CVE-2010-0834

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0834
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-08-10 12:23:00 UTC
Updated2010-08-10 12:23:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

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

References

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