CVE-2010-0834

NameCVE-2010-0834
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (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 PackageReleaseVersionStatus
base-files (PTS)bullseye11.1+deb11u11fixed
bookworm12.4+deb12u8fixed
sid, trixie13.5fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
base-filessource(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)

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