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ubuntu-cve-2018-14036

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2018-07-13 12:29

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

N/A (UNKNOWN)

low

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14036	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4616-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4616-2	ADVISORY
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14036	REPORT

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CVE-2018-14036 (GCVE-0-2018-14036)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-13 12:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 09:21

Summary

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/comm…	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2	x_refsource_MISC
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085	x_refsource_MISC
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699	x_refsource_MISC

Date Public

2018-07-13 00:00

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usn-4616-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2020-11-03 15:16

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

accountsservice vulnerabilities

Details

Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause AccountsService to crash or hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2020-16126)

Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled reading .pam_environment files. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause AccountsService to crash or hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.10. (CVE-2020-16127)

Matthias Gerstner discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled certain path checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-14036)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4616-1	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14036	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16126	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16127	REPORT

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  "published": "2020-11-03T15:16:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4616-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14036"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16126"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16127"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "accountsservice vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14036",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16126",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16127"
  ]
}

usn-4616-2

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2020-11-04 12:07

Modified

2026-04-22 07:36

Summary

accountsservice vulnerabilities

Details

USN-4616-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in AccountsService. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

Matthias Gerstner discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled certain path checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to read arbitrary files. (CVE-2018-14036)

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4616-2	ADVISORY
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14036	REPORT
	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16126	REPORT

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2018-14036",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2020-16126",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                  "score": "medium",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
        }
      },
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "accountsservice",
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-accountsservice-1.0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libaccountsservice0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpam-pin",
            "binary_version": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
        "name": "accountsservice",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/accountsservice@0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.6.34-0ubuntu6",
        "0.6.34-0ubuntu7",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu1",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu2",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu3",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu4",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu5",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu6",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu7",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.1",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.2",
        "0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "USN-4616-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in AccountsService. This update provides\nthe corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Kevin Backhouse discovered that AccountsService incorrectly dropped\n privileges. A local user could possibly use this issue to cause\n AccountsService to crash or hang, resulting in a denial of service.\n (CVE-2020-16126)\n\n Matthias Gerstner discovered that AccountsService incorrectly handled\n certain path checks. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to\n read arbitrary files. (CVE-2018-14036)\n",
  "id": "USN-4616-2",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:58Z",
  "published": "2020-11-04T12:07:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4616-2"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14036"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16126"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "accountsservice vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14036",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16126"
  ]
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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ubuntu-cve-2018-14036

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2018-14036 (GCVE-0-2018-14036)

usn-4616-1

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

usn-4616-2

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

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