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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841139
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1561-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu' package(s) announced via the USN-1561-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu' package(s) announced via the USN-1561-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Paul Mutton discovered that ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu incorrectly handled
the Twitter feed displayed during system installation. A remote attacker
could use this flaw to inject code into the Twitter feed and read arbitrary
files off the filesystem during system installation. This flaw has been
resolved in the Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS installation images by disabling the
Twitter feed.

Affected Software/OS:
'ubiquity-slideshow-ubuntu' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-0956
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1561-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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