CVE-2011-1842

Published May 3, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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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Source ID Title
EUVD 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 Ubuntu USN USN-1115-1 language-selector vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
May 2, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 3, 2011, 12:55 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM