CVE-2011-3150 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2011-3150?

CVE-2011-3150 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 29 Nov 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

Software Center in Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04 10.10 does not properly validate server certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3150?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3150?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3150 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2011-3150 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3150 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-5j3j-rq5g-q8c8.