Description
Aptdaemon 0.43 and earlier in Ubuntu 11.04, 11.10, and 12.04 LTS does not authenticate packages when the transaction is not simulated, which allows remote attackers to install arbitrary packages via a man-in-the-middle attack.
References
- 52855 vdb-entry
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/%2Bsource/aptdaemon/%2Bbug/959131
- 80887 vdb-entry
- USN-1414-1 vendor-advisory
- aptdaemon-transaction-security-bypass(74553) vdb-entry
- 48688 third-party-advisory