CVE-2011-3150

Software Center in Ubuntu 11.10, 11.04 10.10 does not properly validate server certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or obtain sensitive information via a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

Published: 2011-11-29 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2011-3150 is rated Moderate Risk (55.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.93%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2011-3150

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 1.04% 1.93% +0.89%
2 2025-03-30 1.61% 1.04% -0.57%
3 2025-03-29 1.61%

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2011-3150

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2011-3150

OS Trackers for CVE-2011-3150

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu high CVE-2011-3150 high priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (software-center), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): released 3, DNE 1, needs-triage 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2011-3150

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2011-3150

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
canonical ubuntu_linux 10.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2011-3150

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