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USN-1381-1: Ubuntu One Couch vulnerability

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USN-1381-1: Ubuntu One Couch vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/01/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
05/06/2013
Modified
07/09/2020

Description

It was discovered that Ubuntu One Couch did not perform any servercertificate validation when using HTTPS connections. If a remote attackerwere able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could beexploited to alter or compromise confidential information. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. After a standard system update you need to restart your session to makeall the necessary changes. LP: 882049

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-ubuntuone-couch

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