CVE-2011-1842 in language-selector

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 05/02/2011
• Disclosure: 05/02/2011
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-57283 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.4
• EPSS: 0.00051
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1842
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1842
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2011-1842/