FKIE_CVE-2011-4406

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2014-04-16 18:37 - Updated: 2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
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.
References
security@ubuntu.comhttp://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21Patch
security@ubuntu.comhttp://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
security@ubuntu.comhttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical accountsservice *
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10
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    },
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      "value": "El paquete Ubuntu AccountsService anterior a 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 no elimina debidamente privilegios cuando se cambian configuraciones de lenguaje, lo que permite a usuarios locales modificar archivos arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de vectores no especificados."
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  "id": "CVE-2011-4406",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
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        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
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