CVE-2011-4406

CWE-2646 documents6 sources
Severity
3.6LOW
EPSS
0.1%
top 83.26%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Canonical AccountsserviceCanonical Ubuntu Linux
Timeline
PublishedApr 16
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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 vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:N/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 4.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianaccountsservice< 0.6.15-3+3

Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 11.10

Patches

Patch: bazaar.launchpad.net ↗Patch: bazaar.launchpad.net ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-hg97-5vhj-mp5w: The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2011-4406: The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0↗2014-04-16
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OSV
CVE-2011-4406: The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0↗2014-04-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Ubuntu
AccountsService vulnerability↗2012-01-31
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Debian
CVE-2011-4406: accountsservice - The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properl...↗2011
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CVE-2011-4406 (LOW CVSS 3.6) | The Ubuntu AccountsService package | cvebase.io