CVE-2016-1579
Published: 22 April 2019
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur |
fixed in OTA-10.1 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
ubuntu-download-manager
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Does not exist
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| bionic |
Does not exist
|
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| cosmic |
Does not exist
|
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| disco |
Does not exist
|
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| precise |
Does not exist
|
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| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1)
|
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| yakkety |
Released
(1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1)
|
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| zesty |
Released
(1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |