CVE-2011-1842
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20
Input Validation
Publication date:
03/05/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.6.6 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050531:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050609:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050614:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050808:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050811:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050819:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050819.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050822:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050823:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050824:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050912:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050926:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050927:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7