FKIE_CVE-2011-4407

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-05-14 00:55 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
ppa.py in Software Properties before 0.81.13.3 does not validate the server certificate when downloading PPA GPG key fingerprints, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof GPG keys for a package repository.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1352-1
security@ubuntu.comhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/software-properties/%2Bbug/915210
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1352-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/software-properties/%2Bbug/915210
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical software-properties *
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.10
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.04
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10
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      "value": "ppa.py in Software Properties before 0.81.13.3 does not validate the server certificate when downloading PPA GPG key fingerprints, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to spoof GPG keys for a package repository."
    },
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      "value": "ppa.py en Software Properties anterior a 0.81.13.3 no valida el certificado de servidor cuando descarga huellas dactilares de claves GPG PPA, lo que permite a atacantes man-in-the-middle (MITM) falsificar claves GPG para un repositorio de paquete."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2011-4407",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
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          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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  "published": "2014-05-14T00:55:04.900",
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