Ubuntu 10.10 / 11.04 / 11.10 : software-center vulnerability (USN-1270-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 56912

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

David B. discovered that Software Center incorrectly validated server certificates when performing secure connections. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to view sensitive information or install altered packages and repositories.

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Solution

Update the affected software-center package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1270-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 56912

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1270-1.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/22/2011

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:software-center, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Patch Publication Date: 11/21/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/29/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-3150

USN: 1270-1