Path Traversal in Freedesktop Accountsservice
CVE-2018-14036
Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.031 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Freedesktop Accountsservice
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-14036?
- CVE-2018-14036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freedesktop Accountsservice, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-07-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-14036?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.