Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.40 sources_list path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.40. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation of the argument sources_list leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-0725. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon 0.40. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing. The manipulation of the argument sources_list with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the org.debian.apt.UpdateCachePartially method in worker.py in Aptdaemon 0.40 in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sources_list argument, related to the D-Bus interface.

The weakness was shared 02/23/2011 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-0725 since 02/01/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 52069 (Ubuntu 10.10 : aptdaemon vulnerability (USN-1068-1)), 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 (65652), Tenable (52069), SecurityFocus (BID 46490†), SecurityTracker (ID 1025107†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29984†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 52069
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 10.10 : aptdaemon vulnerability (USN-1068-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 840591
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for aptdaemon vulnerability USN-1068-1
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1068-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-0725 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0725
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56594

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X-Force: 65652
SecurityFocus: 46490 - Aptdaemon D-Bus Interface Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1025107 - Aptdaemon Security Bypass Lets Local Users View Files
Vulnerability Center: 29984 - Aptdaemon 0.40 in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability, Low
Vupen: ADV-2011-0459

Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/17/2021 18:46
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (59), 03/17/2017 07:26 (16), 10/17/2021 18:39 (3), 10/17/2021 18:46 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:E3F:103

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