CVE-2011-4406 (GCVE-0-2011-4406)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-16 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
3 references
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|---|---|
| http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubun… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU |
Date Public
2012-01-31 00:00
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