CVE-2011-4406

The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

CVSS v2.0 3.6 LOW

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CVSS v2.0 : LOW

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1	Vendor Advisory
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:accountsservice::::::::

Information

Published : 2014-04-16 11:37

Updated : 2014-04-17 07:33

NVD link : CVE-2011-4406

Mitre link : CVE-2011-4406

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux
accountsservice

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