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CVE-2010-0834

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Published: Aug 10, 2010Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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9.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

The base-files package before 5.0.0ubuntu7.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 and before 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, as shipped on Dell Latitude 2110 netbooks, does not require authentication for package installation, which allows remote archive servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

Affected (2)

Products: Ubuntu: Ubuntu Linux
Ubuntu
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
2 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ubuntu
Ubuntu Linux
Version 10.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 9.10
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Dell
Latitude 2110 Netbook
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-287
Improper Authentication
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (8)

Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Patch
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Source: security@ubuntu.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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