CVE-2016-1579

UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package installation. This functionality was not restricted to unconfined applications. Before UDM version 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 any confined application could make use of the UDM C++ API to run arbitrary commands in an unconfined environment as the phablet user.

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359	Third Party Advisory
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu_download_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:46

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~7.5~~ v3 : ~~9.8~~	v2 : 7.5 v3 : 6.7
References	~~() https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-04-22 16:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:46

NVD link : CVE-2016-1579

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1579

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1579

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_download_manager

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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