Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-3152 (CCN-71494)

Assigned:2011-11-28
Published:2011-11-28
Updated:2017-08-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:6.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
5.2 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:W/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
4.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:W/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-310
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-3152

Source: CCN
Type: SA47024
Ubuntu update for update-manager

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
47024

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
77642

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 77642
Update Manager Tar File Handling MitM Remote Arbitrary File Overwrite

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
50833

Source: CCN
Type: BID-50833
Ubuntu Update Manager GPG Signature Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Vendor Advisory
USN-1284-1

Source: CCN
Type: USN-1284-1
Update Manager vulnerabilities

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/update-manager/%2Bbug/881548

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ubuntu-update-gpg-sec-bypass(71494)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ubuntu-update-gpg-sec-bypass(71494)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:canonical:update-manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1:0.87.24)
  • OR cpe:/a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.134.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.142.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:canonical:update-manager:1:0.152.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15123
    P
    		USN-1284-1 -- Update Manager vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15255
    P
    		USN-1284-2 -- Update Manager regression
    2014-06-30
    BACK
    canonical update-manager *
    canonical update-manager 1:0.134.7
    canonical update-manager 1:0.142.19
    canonical update-manager 1:0.150
    canonical update-manager 1:0.152.25
    canonical ubuntu linux 8.04 -
    canonical ubuntu linux 10.04 -
    canonical ubuntu linux 10.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 11.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 11.10