CVE-2011-1842
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.2
Exploit probability—
Product
Ubuntu Language-selector
PublishedMay 3, 2011
First seenMay 3, 2011
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ubuntu language-selector | v ≤ 0.6.6, 0.0\+baz20050531, 0.0\+baz20050609, 0.0\+baz20050614, 0.0\+baz20050808, 0.0\+baz20050811, 0.0\+baz20050819, 0.0\+baz20050819.2, 0.0\+baz20050822, 0.0\+baz20050823, 0.0\+baz20050824, 0.0\+baz20050912, 0.0\+baz20050926, 0.0\+baz20050927, 0.1, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.1.7, 0.1.8, 0.1.9, 0.1.10, 0.1.11, 0.1.12, 0.1.13, 0.1.14, 0.1.15, 0.1.16, 0.1.17, 0.1.18, 0.1.19, 0.1.20, 0.1.21, 0.1.22, 0.1.23, 0.1.24, 0.1.25, 0.1.26, 0.1.27, 0.1.28, 0.1.29, 0.1.30, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 0.2.5, 0.2.6, 0.2.7, 0.2.8, 0.2.9, 0.2.10, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.3.3, 0.3.4, 0.3.5, 0.3.6, 0.3.7, 0.3.8, 0.3.9, 0.3.10, 0.3.11, 0.3.12, 0.3.13, 0.3.14, 0.3.15, 0.3.16, 0.3.17, 0.3.20, 0.3.21, 0.4.0, 0.4.1, 0.4.2, 0.4.2.1, 0.4.2.2, 0.4.2.3, 0.4.3, 0.4.4, 0.4.5, 0.4.6, 0.4.7, 0.4.8, 0.4.9, 0.4.10, 0.4.11, 0.4.12, 0.4.13, 0.4.14, 0.4.15, 0.4.16, 0.4.17, 0.4.18, 0.4.19, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.5.6, 0.5.7, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5 | — |
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