CVE-2011-4406

Low

Description

The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.6
Exploit probability—
ProductCanonical Accountsservice
PublishedApr 16, 2014
First seenApr 16, 2014

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
canonical accountsservicev ≤ 0.6.14—
canonical ubuntu_linux11.10—

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CVE-2011-4406 · Canonical Accountsservice · Dark Radar