Canonical Linux 11.04/11.10/12.04 Update Manager information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Canonical Linux 11.04/11.10/12.04. This impacts an unknown function of the component Update Manager. Such manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-0949. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Canonical Linux 11.04/11.10/12.04 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function 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. CVE summarizes:

The Apport hook in Update Manager as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04 uploads certain system state archive files when reporting bugs to Launchpad, which allows remote attackers to read repository credentials by viewing a public bug report.

The weakness was disclosed 05/31/2012 by Felix Geyer (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0949. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

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 (75728), Tenable (59364), SecurityFocus (BID 53605†), OSVDB (82020†) and Secunia (SA49230†). The entries VDB-61025 and VDB-60922 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 841009
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for update-manager USN-1443-1
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03/23/2015 +1021 days 🔍
12/03/2021 +2447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1443-2
Researcher: Felix Geyer
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-0949 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0949
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60872

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X-Force: 75728
SecurityFocus: 53605 - Ubuntu Update Manager CVE-2012-0949 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Secunia: 49230 - Ubuntu update for update-manager, Less Critical
OSVDB: 82020
Vulnerability Center: 35085 - Ubuntu Linux Update Manager 11.x and 12.x Remote Information Disclosure Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/03/2021 08:54
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (61), 04/11/2017 22:17 (13), 12/03/2021 08:51 (4), 12/03/2021 08:54 (2)
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