fkie_cve-2011-4406
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2014-04-16 18:37
Modified
2025-04-12 10:46
Severity ?
Summary
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
canonical accountsservice *
canonical ubuntu_linux 11.10



{
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:canonical:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "EB2E34A7-8971-458C-91CB-D493DE737580",
              "versionEndIncluding": "0.6.14",
              "vulnerable": true
            },
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "E4174F4F-149E-41A6-BBCC-D01114C05F38",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El paquete Ubuntu AccountsService anterior a 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 no elimina debidamente privilegios cuando se cambian configuraciones de lenguaje, lo que permite a usuarios locales modificar archivos arbitrarios a trav\u00e9s de vectores no especificados."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2011-4406",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-12T10:46:40.837",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "LOW",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "LOCAL",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "baseScore": 3.6,
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 3.9,
        "impactScore": 4.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2014-04-16T18:37:11.740",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
      "url": "http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "security@ubuntu.com",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Patch"
      ],
      "url": "http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "security@ubuntu.com",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-264"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


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