Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2011-4407 (CCN-72903)

Assigned:2011-11-07
Published:2012-01-31
Updated:2014-05-14
Summary:ppa.py in Software Properties before 0.81.13.3 does not validate the server certificate when downloading PPA GPG key fingerprints, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof GPG keys for a package repository.
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:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
4.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
3.2 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2011-4407

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 78783
Software Properties apt-add-repository Tool SSL Certificate Verification MitM Arbitrary GPG Key Installation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-51768
Ubuntu Software Properties GPG Signature Verification Security Bypass Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Ubuntu Web site
Ubuntu

Source: UBUNTU
Type: UNKNOWN
USN-1352-1

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/software-properties/%2Bbug/915210

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
ubuntu-software-gpg-sec-bypass(72903)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:canonical:software-properties:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 0.81.13.1)
  • 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:14972
    P
    USN-1352-1 -- Software Properties vulnerability
    2014-07-07
    BACK
    canonical software-properties *
    canonical ubuntu linux 10.04 -
    canonical ubuntu linux 10.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 11.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 11.10