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Posted on 12 September 2012
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TITLE:
Ubuntu update for ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA50563
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-09-11
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DESCRIPTION:
Ubuntu has issued an update for ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu. This fixes
a a weakness, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct
spoofing attacks.
The weakness is caused due to the application incorrectly validating
twitter feeds during system installation and can be exploited to e.g.
spoof a twitter feed via Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks.
This can further be exploited to conduct cross-site scripting attacks
and disclose the contents of arbitrary local files.
SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.
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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Paul Mutton
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
USN-1561-1:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1561-1/
Paul Mutton:
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/103635884/ubuntu-12.04-desktop-xssrfa.pdf
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