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CVE-2011-4406

The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language

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.

LOW · CVSS 3.6 EPSS 0.00053
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
canonical accountsservice<= 0.6.14
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

3.6
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · security@ubuntu.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD16 Apr 2014 · 06:37 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
usnUSN-1351-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21Patch
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1Vendor Advisory
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