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USN-1270-1: Software Center vulnerability

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USN-1270-1: Software Center vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/29/2011
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-software-center

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