high7.2
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) SetSystem…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | Language-Selector | through 0.6.6 Versions 0.0\+baz20050531, 0.0\+baz20050609, 0.0\+baz20050614, 0.0\+baz20050808, 0.0\+baz20050811 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7