CVE-2011-1842Not scoredCWE-20

CVE-2011-1842: Ubuntu Language-Selector vulnerability

Ubuntu · Language-Selector

Fixed in 0.6.7 · Affected: Ubuntu Language-Selector before 0.6.7 · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.4%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

38th percentile

050100

Higher than 38% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Improper Input Validation · Input Validation and Logic
Vendor: Ubuntu
Published: May 2011
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), May 2011

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