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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : ubuntuone-client vulnerability (USN-1465-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 59396

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that the Ubuntu One Client incorrectly validated server certificates 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 python-ubuntuone-client package.

See Also

https://usn.ubuntu.com/1465-1/

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59396

File Name: ubuntu_USN-1465-1.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/7/2012

Updated: 9/19/2019

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.04

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:python-ubuntuone-client, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10

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

Patch Publication Date: 6/6/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/15/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-4409

USN: 1465-1