CVE-2011-4406

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Published Apr 16, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 3.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:canonical:accountsservice::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:11.10:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4335	The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Ubuntu USN	USN-1351-1	AccountsService vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.378% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1

History

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Subscriptions

Canonical Accountsservice Ubuntu Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: canonical
Published: Apr 16, 2014, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 12:09 AM
Reserved: Nov 7, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 16, 2014, 6:37 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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