CVE-2011-3152
published 2014-04-27CVE-2011-3152: 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…
PriorityP336medium6.4CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCPIPAN
EPSS
2.29%
81.5th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | update-manager | <= 1\:0.87.24 | — |
| canonical | update-manager | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.06.4MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
vendor_ubuntu6.4MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Update Manager regression
vendor_ubuntu·2012-02-16·CVSS 6.4
[MEDIUM] Update Manager regression
Title: Update Manager regression
Summary: USN-1284-1 introduced a regression in Update Manager.
USN-1284-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Update Manager. One of the fixes
introduced a regression for Kubuntu users attempting to upgrade to a newer
Ubuntu release. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
David Black discovered that Update Manager incorrectly extracted the
downloaded upgrade tarball before verifying its GPG signature. If a remote
attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could
potentially be used to replace arbitrary files. (CVE-2011-3152)
David Black discovered that Update Manager created a temporary directory
in an insecure fashion. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to
read the XAU
Ubuntu
Update Manager vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2011-11-28·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2011-3152 [MEDIUM] Update Manager vulnerabilities
Title: Update Manager vulnerabilities
Summary: Update Manager could be made to overwrite files as the administrator.
David Black discovered that Update Manager incorrectly extracted the
downloaded upgrade tarball before verifying its GPG signature. If a remote
attacker were able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could
potentially be used to replace arbitrary files. (CVE-2011-3152)
David Black discovered that Update Manager created a temporary directory
in an insecure fashion. A local attacker could possibly use this flaw to
read the XAUTHORITY file of the user performing the upgrade.
(CVE-2011-3154)
This update also adds a hotfix to Update Notifier to handle cases where the
upgrade is being performed from CD media.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update
VulDB
Canonical Ubuntu Linux up to 10.10 cryptographic issue (USN-1284-1 / Nessus ID 56971)
vuldb·2026-05-12·CVSS 6.4
CVE-2011-3152 [MEDIUM] Canonical Ubuntu Linux up to 10.10 cryptographic issue (USN-1284-1 / Nessus ID 56971)
A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Canonical Ubuntu Linux up to 10.10. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to cryptographic issues.
This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-3152. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.
GHSA
GHSA-prh3-xfqc-rc2x: DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcherCore
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2011-3152 [MEDIUM] GHSA-prh3-xfqc-rc2x: DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeFetcherCore
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://secunia.com/advisories/47024http://www.osvdb.org/77642http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50833http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/update-manager/%2Bbug/881548https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71494http://secunia.com/advisories/47024http://www.osvdb.org/77642http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50833http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/update-manager/%2Bbug/881548https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71494
2014-04-27
Published