CVE-2011-0725 Path traversal in n/a

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Local attackers can read arbitrary files via path traversal in the aptdaemon D-Bus interface, requiring local access.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-0725?

CVE-2011-0725 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 23 Feb 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the org.debian.apt.UpdateCachePartially method in worker.py in Aptdaemon 0.40 in Ubuntu 10.10 and 11.04 allows local users to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the sources_list argument, related to the D-Bus interface.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0725?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Sebastian Heinlein Aptdaemon.

How do I fix CVE-2011-0725?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2011-0725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3qfx-62r9-w7q6.

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