CVE-2011-2515

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Summary

CVECVE-2011-2515
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-11-27 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-08-18 15:05:00 UTC
DescriptionPackageKit 0.6.17 allows installation of unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed which may allow installation of non-trusted packages and execution of arbitrary code.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Packagekit Project Packagekit 0.6.17 All All All
Application Packagekit Project Packagekit 0.6.17 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PackageKit Signature Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE-2011-2515 MISC security-tracker.debian.org Third Party Advisory
717566 – (CVE-2011-2515) CVE-2011-2515 PackageKit: installs unsigned RPM packages as though they were signed MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE-2011-2515 - Red Hat Customer Portal MISC access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
PackageKit Signature Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability MITRE www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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