CVE-2011-1842

CVSS V2 High 7.2 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2011-1842
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2011-05-03T00:55:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-17T01:34:26
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 0.6.6
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050531:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050609:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050614:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050808:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050811:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050819:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050819.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050822:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050823:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050824:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050912:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050926:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.0\+baz20050927:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.3.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:ubuntu:language-selector:0.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 7.2
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502 Patch
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7
http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
http://secunia.com/advisories/44214 Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/
https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1842
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1842
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 08:54:35 Added to TrackCVE