CVE-2011-1842

Public Exploit

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.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/44214 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032 vdb entry vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502 vdb entry patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1842?
CVE-2011-1842 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1842?
To fix CVE-2011-1842, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1842 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-1842 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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