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.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | * | 0.42 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.20 (including) | 0.20 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.30 (including) | 0.30 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.31 (including) | 0.31 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.32 (including) | 0.32 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.33 (including) | 0.33 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.34 (including) | 0.34 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.40 (including) | 0.40 (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Sebastian_heinlein | 0.41 (including) | 0.41 (including) |
| Ubuntu_linux | Canonical | 11.04 (including) | 11.04 (including) |
| Ubuntu_linux | Canonical | 11.10 (including) | 11.10 (including) |
| Ubuntu_linux | Canonical | 12.04-lts (including) | 12.04-lts (including) |
| Aptdaemon | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Aptdaemon | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Aptdaemon | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48688
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1414-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/80887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52855
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/aptdaemon/%2Bbug/959131
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74553
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48688
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1414-1
- http://www.osvdb.org/80887
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52855
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/aptdaemon/%2Bbug/959131
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74553