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CVE-2011-1842
Published: May 3, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
x_refsource_CONFIRM
44214
third-party-advisory
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http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
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https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
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ADV-2011-1032
vdb-entry
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languageselector-dbus-priv-esc(67255)
vdb-entry
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47502
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-1115-1
vendor-advisory
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