Summary
Ubuntu Update for Linux kernel vulnerabilities USN-1249-1
Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
It was discovered that BackupPC did not properly sanitize its input when processing backup browser error messages, resulting in a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data, within the same domain. This issue did not affect Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2011-3361)
Jamie Strandboge discovered that BackupPC did not properly sanitize its input when processing log file viewer error messages, resulting in cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities.
Affected
backuppc on Ubuntu 11.04 ,
Ubuntu 10.10 ,
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS ,
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-3361 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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