CVE-2011-4406

Published: Apr 16, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

3.6

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 4.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Canonical: Accountsservice, Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

2 products

Accountsservice

Ubuntu Linux

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Accountsservice	Up to 0.6.14
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 11.10

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (6)

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Patch

http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html

Source: security@ubuntu.com

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1

Source: security@ubuntu.com

Vendor Advisory

http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ubuntu-branches/ubuntu/oneiric/accountsservice/oneiric-updates/revision/21

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2011/CVE-2011-4406.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1351-1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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