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CVE-2011-0729

Date: April 29, 2011

dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.

Severity Score

Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0729
http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032
https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
http://secunia.com/advisories/44214
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-0729

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

CWE-264

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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