unattended-upgrades up to 0.86.0 DPkg::Options:: improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in unattended-upgrades up to 0.86.0. The affected element is the function DPkg::Options::. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1330. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in unattended-upgrades up to 0.86.0. Affected is the function DPkg::Options::. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

unattended-upgrades before 0.86.1 does not properly authenticate packages when the (1) force-confold or (2) force-confnew dpkg options are enabled in the DPkg::Options::* apt configuration, which allows remote man-in-the-middle attackers to upload and execute arbitrary packages via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 07/01/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at ubuntu.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-1330 since 01/22/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 84444 (Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 14.10 / 15.04 : unattended-upgrades vulnerability (USN-2657-1)), 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 196159 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Unattended-upgrades Vulnerability (USN-2657-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.86.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (84444), SecurityFocus (BID 75468†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-51138†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 84444
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS / 14.04 LTS / 14.10 / 15.04 : unattended-upgrades vulnerability (USN-2657-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 703297
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3297-1 (unattended-upgrades - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: unattended-upgrades 0.86.1

Timelineinfo

01/22/2015 🔍
06/29/2015 +158 days 🔍
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07/01/2015 +2 days 🔍
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07/02/2015 +1 days 🔍
07/14/2015 +12 days 🔍
11/30/2024 +3427 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-2657-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76170

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SecurityFocus: 75468 - UnattendedUpgrades CVE-2015-1330 Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032738
Vulnerability Center: 51138 - Unattended-Upgrades before 0.86.1 Remote Code Execution due to Improper Packages Authentication, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 07/02/2015 10:09
Updated: 11/30/2024 14:04
Changes: 07/02/2015 10:09 (62), 07/12/2017 12:07 (5), 05/22/2022 13:39 (4), 05/22/2022 13:44 (1), 11/30/2024 14:04 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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