Vulnerability CVE-2012-0948
Published: 2012-06-07   Modified: 2012-06-08

Description:
DistUpgrade/DistUpgradeMain.py in Update Manager, as used by Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, 11.10, and 11.04, uses weak permissions for (1) apt-clone_system_state.tar.gz and (2) system_state.tar.gz, which allows local users to obtain repository credentials.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Gnome -> Update-manager-core 
Canonical -> Ubuntu linux 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/75727
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1443-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53604
http://secunia.com/advisories/49230
http://osvdb.org/82019
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/105380733/update-manager_1%3A0.156.14.3_1%3A0.156.14.4.diff.gz
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