CVE-2016-1579

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
canonicalCNA
6.7 MEDIUM
LOCAL
HIGH
LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 42%
VendorProductVersion
canonicalubuntu_download_manager
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
ubuntu-download-manager
disco
dne
cosmic
dne
bionic
dne
artful
dne
zesty
Fixed 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1
released
yakkety
Fixed 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1
released
xenial
Fixed 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1
released
wily
ignored
trusty
dne
precise
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359
https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359