Improper input validation in Ubuntu Language-Selector
CVE-2011-1842
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.004 (36.0th 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
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)