medium6.8
CVE-2015-1330
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:…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 15.04 |
| Debian | Unattended-Upgrades | through 0.86 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_0.86.1_changelog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3297
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032738
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2657-1
- http://metadata.ftp-master.debian.org/changelogs//main/u/unattended-upgrades/unattended-upgrades_0.86.1_changelog
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3297
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032738
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2657-1