CVEvulnerability
CVE-2010-0834
9.3 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2010-08-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
The 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.
Affected configurations
• ubuntu ubuntu linux 9.10
• ubuntu ubuntu linux 10.04
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40889 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42280 Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-968-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2015 Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40889 Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42280 Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-968-1 www.ubuntu.com
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2015 Vendor Advisory