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CVE-2011-1842

Date: May 2, 2011

dbus_backend/lsd.py in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not validate the arguments to the (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv and (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv functions, which allows local users to gain privileges via shell metacharacters in a string argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-0729.

Severity Score

Related Resources (11)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1842
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
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://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2011-1842
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-1842

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

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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