CVE-2011-1842
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 3, 2011
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- May 2, 2011
Description
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.
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
- 44214third-party-advisory
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
- ADV-2011-1032vdb-entry
- languageselector-dbus-priv-esc(67255)vdb-entry
- 47502vdb-entry
- USN-1115-1vendor-advisory
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