Vulnerability in Ubuntu Language-Selector
CVE-2011-0729
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (25.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Ubuntu Language-selector — versions 0.0\+baz20050531, 0.0\+baz20050609, 0.0\+baz20050614
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- security@ubuntu.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- security@ubuntu.com (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@ubuntu.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)