Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon up to 0.42 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon up to 0.42. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-0944. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon up to 0.42. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Aptdaemon 0.43 and earlier in Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, and 12.04 LTS does not authenticate packages when the transaction is not simulated, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via a man-in-the-middle attack.

The weakness was presented 06/04/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0944 since 02/01/2012. 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.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58578 (Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 : aptdaemon vulnerability (USN-1414-1)), 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 (74553), Tenable (58578), SecurityFocus (BID 52855†), OSVDB (80887†) and Secunia (SA48688†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 58578
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 11.04 / 11.10 : aptdaemon vulnerability (USN-1414-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 840977
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for aptdaemon USN-1414-1
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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02/01/2012 🔍
02/02/2012 +1 days 🔍
04/02/2012 +60 days 🔍
04/03/2012 +1 days 🔍
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06/04/2012 +62 days 🔍
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06/19/2012 +15 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1007 days 🔍
12/03/2021 +2447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1414-1
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2012-0944 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0944
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60893

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X-Force: 74553
SecurityFocus: 52855 - Aptdaemon CVE-2012-0944 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 48688 - Ubuntu update for aptdaemon, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80887
Vulnerability Center: 35381 - Aptdaemon 0.43 and earlier in Ubuntu Remote Security Bypass Vulnerability, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/03/2021 09:52
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/13/2017 20:59 (13), 12/03/2021 09:46 (3), 12/03/2021 09:49 (1), 12/03/2021 09:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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