Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 16.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 3.6
References
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1
Products affected by CVE-2011-4406
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cpe:2.3:a:canonical:accountsservice:0.6.14
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cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10