Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | APT vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-1283-1 | First vendor Publication | 2011-11-28 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2011-11-28 |
| 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 | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 2.6 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 2.9 | Attack Complexity | High |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 4.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 11.04 - Ubuntu 10.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: APT could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - apt: Advanced front-end for dpkg Details: It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled the Verify-Host configuration option. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to steal repository credentials. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 10.10. (CVE-2011-3634) USN-1215-1 fixed a vulnerability in APT by disabling the apt-key net-update option. This update re-enables the option with corrected verification. Original advisory details: Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.04: Ubuntu 10.10: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: Package Information: |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1283-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-200 | Information Exposure |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14556 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14556 | ||
| Title: | USN-1283-1 -- APT vulnerability | ||
| Description: | apt: Advanced front-end for dpkg Details: It was discovered that APT incorrectly handled the Verify-Host configuration option. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could potentially be used to steal repository credentials. This issue only affected Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and 10.10. USN-1215-1 fixed a vulnerability in APT by disabling the apt-key net-update option. This update re-enables the option with corrected verification. Original advisory APT could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-1283-1 CVE-2011-3634 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 11.04 Ubuntu 8.04 Ubuntu 10.04 Ubuntu 10.10 | Product(s): | APT |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-12-02 | Name : Ubuntu Update for apt USN-1283-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_1283_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 77451 | apt Verify-Host Option SSL Certificate Validation MitM Remote Repository Cred... |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2011-11-29 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-1283-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2014-03-03 21:25:19 |
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| 2014-03-01 13:25:21 |
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| 2014-02-17 11:59:20 |
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