CVE-2011-0729 in language-selector

Summary

dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.

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• Reservation: 02/01/2011
• Disclosure: 04/29/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-57267 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-264 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.4
• EPSS: 0.00051
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-0729
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0729
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-0729/