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CVE-2012-0948

DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.

Published

2012-06-07T21:55:02.603

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application gnome update-manager-core 0.150.5.2 Yes
Application gnome update-manager-core 0.152.25.10 Yes
Application gnome update-manager-core 0.156.14.3 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 11.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
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