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CVE-2012-2737
Published: Jul 22, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
54223
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
49695
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1485-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
x_refsource_MISC
49759
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
83398
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
accountsservice-userchangeicon-info-disc(76648)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
openSUSE-SU-2012:0845
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20120628 accountsservice local file disclosure flaw (CVE-2012-2737)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
FEDORA-2012-10120
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
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