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CVE-2011-4407

ppa.py in Software Properties before 0.81.13.3 does not validate the server certificate when downloading PPA GPG key fingerprints, which allows man-in-the-midd…

Impact

ppa.py in Software Properties before 0.81.13.3 does not validate the server certificate when downloading PPA GPG key fingerprints, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof GPG keys for a package repository.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
CanonicalSoftware-Properties
through 0.81.13.1
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 10.04, 10.10, 11.04, 11.10

Weakness classification

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