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TI-2010-00795 Aliases CVE-2010-0834GHSA-mr8q-567w-34vp

The base-files package before 5.0.0ubuntu7.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 and before…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

The base-files package before 5.0.0ubuntu7.1 on Ubuntu 9.10 and before 5.0.0ubuntu20.10.04.2 on Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, as shipped on Dell Latitude 2110 netbooks, does not require authentication for package installation, which allows remote archive servers and man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted package.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02715 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.10VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:*10.04VulnerableUbuntu
cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_2110_netbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onDell
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.10 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:10.04:-:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.04 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
  • cpe:2.3:h:dell:latitude_2110_netbook:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Dell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-0834
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mr8q-567w-34vp

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2007-05153 Stack-based buffer overflow in the cons_options function in options.c in dhcpd in OpenBSD… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2004-01032 Multiple vulnerabilities in the IGMP functionality for Linux kernel 2.4.22 to 2.4.28, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00896 Multiple buffer overflows in libXML 2.6.12 and 2.6.13 (libxml2), and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00800 Buffer overflow in the QFILEPATHINFO request handler in Samba 3.0.x through 3.0.7 may… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00962 Buffer overflow in the exif_read_data function in PHP before 4.3.10 and PHP 5.x up to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2004-00806 Multiple integer overflows in xpdf 2.0 and 3.0, and other packages that use xpdf code… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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