CVE-2012-2737

Public Exploit

Description

The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition.

Category

1.9
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223 vdb entry
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/49695 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
http://secunia.com/advisories/49759 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://osvdb.org/83398 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648 vdb entry
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967 vendor advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5 patch exploit
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9 mailing list
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html vendor advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d patch exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2737?
CVE-2012-2737 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2737?
To fix CVE-2012-2737, 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-2012-2737 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2737 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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