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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 01:24
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/44214 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/ - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975 - | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 - | |
References | () https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2011-04-29 22:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:24
NVD link : CVE-2011-0729
Mitre link : CVE-2011-0729
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-0729
JSON object : View
Products Affected
ubuntu
- language-selector
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls