Ubiquity Slideshow Team ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu up to 58.1 Installation access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Ubiquity Slideshow Team ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu up to 58.1. This affects an unknown function of the component Installation. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2012-0956. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ubiquity Slideshow Team ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu up to 58.1. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Installation. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu before 58.2, during installation, allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary web script or HTML and read arbitrary files via a crafted attribute in the <a> tag of a Twitter feed.

The weakness was released 09/28/2012 by Paul (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-0956 since 02/01/2012. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62039 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu vulnerability (USN-1561-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 195274 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu Vulnerability (USN-1561-1)).

Upgrading to version 49 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (62039), SecurityFocus (BID 55484†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-36102†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 62039
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS : ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu vulnerability (USN-1561-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841139
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu USN-1561-1
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu 49

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02/01/2012 🔍
09/10/2012 +222 days 🔍
09/11/2012 +1 days 🔍
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09/28/2012 +17 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +907 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +3572 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-1561-1
Researcher: Paul
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0956 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0956
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-62466

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SecurityFocus: 55484 - Ubiquity Slideshow For Ubuntu Arbitrary File Disclosure Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 36102 - Ubuntu Linux 12.04 \x27ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu\x27 Mishandles Twitter Feed Display During Installation, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 12:22
Updated: 01/02/2025 18:25
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (58), 04/16/2017 11:45 (12), 12/14/2021 12:22 (3), 12/14/2021 12:29 (1), 01/02/2025 18:25 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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