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CVE-2011-3152

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CVE-2011-3152

Published: Apr 27, 2014

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcherCore.py in Update Manager before 1:0.87.31.1, 1:0.134.x before 1:0.134.11.1, 1:0.142.x before 1:0.142.23.1, 1:0.150.x before 1:0.150.5.1, and 1:0.152.x before 1:0.152.25.5 on Ubuntu 8.04 through 11.10 does not verify the GPG signature before extracting an upgrade tarball, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to (1) create or overwrite arbitrary files via a directory traversal attack using a crafted tar file, or (2) bypass authentication via a crafted meta-release file.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
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References

USN-1284-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
77642
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
50833
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
47024
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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