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CVE-2011-4406
The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which…
Low3.6EPSS 0.38%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (3)
- http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-1351-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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