Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | Dell Latitude 2110 vulnerability |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | USN-968-1 | First vendor Publication | 2010-08-05 |
| Vendor | Ubuntu | Last vendor Modification | 2010-08-05 |
| 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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 9.3 | Attack Range | Network |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | 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 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 9.10: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. Details follow: It was discovered that the Ubuntu image shipped on some Dell Latitude 2110 systems was accidentally configured to allow unauthenticated package installations. A remote attacker intercepting network communications or a malicious archive mirror server could exploit this to trick the user into installing unsigned packages, resulting in arbitrary code execution with root privileges. |
Original Source
| Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-968-1 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-287 | Improper Authentication |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13230 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:13230 | ||
| Title: | USN-968-1 -- base-files vulnerability | ||
| Description: | It was discovered that the Ubuntu image shipped on some Dell Latitude 2110 systems was accidentally configured to allow unauthenticated package installations. A remote attacker intercepting network communications or a malicious archive mirror server could exploit this to trick the user into installing unsigned packages, resulting in arbitrary code execution with root privileges. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | patch |
| Reference(s): | USN-968-1 CVE-2010-0834 | Version: | 7 |
| Platform(s): | Ubuntu 9.10 Ubuntu 10.04 | Product(s): | base-files |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Os | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-08-06 | Name : Ubuntu Update for base-files vulnerability USN-968-1 File : nvt/gb_ubuntu_USN_968_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 66963 | Ubuntu base-files on Dell Latitude 2110 Unauthenticated Package Installation |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2010-08-06 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch. File : ubuntu_USN-968-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
|---|---|
| 2014-02-17 12:06:58 |
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