Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | libwww-perl vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-981-1 | First vendor Publication | 2010-08-31 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2010-08-31 |
| Severity (Vendor) | N/A | Revision | N/A |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.8 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 8.6 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: Ubuntu 9.04: Ubuntu 9.10: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that libwww-perl incorrectly filtered filenames suggested by Content-Disposition headers. If a user were tricked into downloading a file from a malicious site, a remote attacker could overwrite hidden files in the user's directory. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-981-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-20 | Improper Input Validation |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13202 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13202 | ||
| Title: | USN-981-1 -- libwww-perl vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that libwww-perl incorrectly filtered filenames suggested by Content-Disposition headers. If a user were tricked into downloading a file from a malicious site, a remote attacker could overwrite hidden files in the user�s directory. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-981-1 CVE-2010-2253 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 6.06 Ubuntu 9.04 | Product(s): | libwww-perl |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-12-02 | Name : Fedora Update for perl-libwww-perl FEDORA-2010-15405 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_15405_perl-libwww-perl_fc14.nasl |
| 2010-11-16 | Name : Fedora Update for perl-libwww-perl FEDORA-2010-15532 File : nvt/gb_fedora_2010_15532_perl-libwww-perl_fc13.nasl |
| 2010-10-10 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: p5-libwww File : nvt/freebsd_p5-libwww.nasl |
| 2010-09-07 | Name : Mandriva Update for perl-libwww-perl MDVSA-2010:167 (perl-libwww-perl) File : nvt/gb_mandriva_MDVSA_2010_167.nasl |
| 2010-09-07 | Name : Ubuntu Update for libwww-perl vulnerability USN-981-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_981_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 66107 | libwww-perl lwp-download Multiple Header Dot Character Arbitrary File Overwrite |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-05 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-201402-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-11-03 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-15405.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-11-03 | Name : The remote Fedora host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2010-15532.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-09-01 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update. File : freebsd_pkg_3a7c5fc4b50c11df977becc31dd8ad06.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-09-01 | Name : The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update. File : mandriva_MDVSA-2010-167.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2010-09-01 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-981-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:07:02 |
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