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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2011-1840 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-1115-1 | language-selector vulnerability |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T22:37:26.083Z
Reserved: 2011-05-02T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2011-1842
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Status : Modified
Published: 2011-05-03T00:55:01.093
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2011-1842
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN