CVE-2011-1829 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2011-1829?

CVE-2011-1829 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 27 Jul 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

APT before 0.8.15.2 does not properly validate inline GPG signatures, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to install modified packages via vectors involving lack of an initial clearsigned message.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1829?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Advanced Package Tool.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1829?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2011-1829 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1829 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

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• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1829, GHSA-qq54-xq37-2h5v.