Canonical Linux 11.04/11.10/12.04 Update Manager information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in Canonical Linux 11.04/11.10/12.04 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Update Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Apport hook (DistUpgradeApport.py) in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uploads the /var/log/dist-upgrade directory when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-0949.

The weakness was published 06/19/2012 by Felix Geyer (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0950 since 02/01/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59364 (Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : update-manager vulnerability (USN-1443-2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (76627), Tenable (59364), SecurityFocus (BID 53605†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-39514†). Similar entry is available at VDB-60872.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 59364
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : update-manager vulnerability (USN-1443-2)
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OpenVAS ID: 841031
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for update-manager USN-1443-2
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Advisory: USN-1443-2
Researcher: Felix Geyer
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CVE: CVE-2012-0950 (🔍)
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X-Force: 76627
SecurityFocus: 53605 - Ubuntu Update Manager CVE-2012-0949 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 39514 - Ubuntu Update Manager Apport Hook Allows Remote Credentials Disclosure By Viewing a Public Bug Report, Medium

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Created: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM
Updated: 12/04/2021 07:52 AM
Changes: 03/23/2015 04:50 PM (63), 04/29/2017 11:42 AM (6), 12/04/2021 07:46 AM (3), 12/04/2021 07:52 AM (1)
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