Description (CNA)
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 (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| n/a / n/a | affected n/a |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71494
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1284-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/77642
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50833
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/update-manager/%2Bbug/881548
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47024
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.