CVE-2010-0834 — 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

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HIGH

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

Published Aug 9, 2010

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 2.71%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

2.71% 0.02715

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.02715

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	2.71% (0.02715)	85.49th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	2.71% (0.02715)	84.02th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.51% (0.00508)	64.25th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.23% (0.00233)	62.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 22, 2024	0.57% (0.00569)	77.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 24, 2024	0.56% (0.00558)	77.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 10, 2024	0.40% (0.00400)	73.43th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 25, 2024	0.34% (0.00345)	71.26th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 15, 2024	0.27% (0.00272)	67.21th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Feb 8, 2024	0.29% (0.00286)	67.94th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 26, 2023	0.28% (0.00278)	64.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 8, 2023	0.35% (0.00346)	67.72th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.38% (0.00382)	68.77th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.92% (0.02920)	83.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.92% (0.02920)	81.60th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.92% (0.02920)	64.09th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (4)

http://secunia.com/advisories/40889
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42280
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-968-1
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2015
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/40889		third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/42280		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-968-1		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/2015		vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner canonical

Published Aug 9, 2010

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Mar 3, 2010

Link CVE-2010-0834

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2010-0834

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2010-0834