| Name | CVE-2010-0834 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| base-files (PTS) | buster | 10.3+deb10u13 | fixed |
| bullseye | 11.1+deb11u9 | fixed |
| bookworm | 12.4+deb12u5 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 13.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| base-files | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- base-files <not-affected> (ubuntu-specific fix for their default OEM configuration on the Dell Latitude 2110, which permitted installation of unsigned packages)