CVE search · CVE-2011-1842
CVE-2011-1842
high 7.2
dbus_backend/lsd.py in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not validate the arguments to the (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv and (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv functions, which allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a string argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0729.
Details
- Status
- Modified
- Published
- Last changed
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- Weakness
- CWE-20
Severity
| Version | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | high 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
nvd@nist.govPrimary |
Affected products
Vendor and product from the NVD’s CPE applicability statements. Versions and conditions are on the NVD’s page.
- ubuntu · language-selector
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397ExploitPatch
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397ExploitPatch
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7