CVE-2011-3150 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Software Center in Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04 10.10 does not properly validate server certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Published: 2011-11-29

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-3117	Software Center in Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04 10.10 does not properly validate server certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1270-1	Software Center vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01042.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/46950
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50754
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1270-1
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71430

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Canonical Ubuntu Linux

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2011-11-29T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:22:27.605Z

Reserved: 2011-08-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-3150

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-11-29T17:55:00.947

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-3150

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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