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CVE-2011-1842
dbus_backend/lsd.py in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not validate the arguments to the (1)…
High7.2EPSS 0.44%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.44% · top 62% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
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References (8)
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 44214 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2011-1032 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- languageselector-dbus-priv-esc(67255) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 47502 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-1115-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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