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CVE-2018-14036
Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in…
Medium6.5EPSS 3.0%
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- mitre
Description
Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 12% 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: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 104757 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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