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 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-04-22 16:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:59

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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