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Ubuntu 11.10 : ubuntuone-couch vulnerability (USN-1381-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 58197

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Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security-related patch.

Description

It was discovered that Ubuntu One Couch did not perform any server certificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote attacker were able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to alter or compromise confidential information.

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Solution

Update the affected ubuntuone-couch package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1381-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 58197

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1381-1.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/2/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ubuntuone-couch, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 3/1/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/1/2012

Reference Information

USN: 1381-1