CVE-2018-14036

Public Exploit

Description

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.88% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory freedesktop.org Third-Party Advisory suse.com Third-Party Advisory freedesktop.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2 mailing list exploit third party advisory
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085 third party advisory exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699 issue tracking exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14036?
CVE-2018-14036 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14036?
To fix CVE-2018-14036, 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-2018-14036 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14036 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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