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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70999
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1270-1 (software-center)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to software-center
announced via advisory USN-1270-1.

Details:

David B. discovered that Software Center incorrectly validated server
certificates when performing secure connections. If a remote attacker were
able to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to
view sensitive information or install altered packages and repositories.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 11.10:
software-center 5.0.2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
software-center 4.0.5ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 10.10:
software-center 3.0.10ubuntu0.1

https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1270-1

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3150
BugTraq ID: 50754
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50754
http://secunia.com/advisories/46950
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1270-1
XForce ISS Database: ubuntu-certificate-security-bypass(71430)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71430
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