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Low
CVE-2012-2737
The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does...
Vulnerability Description
The user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon in AccountsService before 0.6.22 does not properly check the UID when copying an icon file to the system cache directory, which allows local users to read arbitrary files via a race condition.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49695
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49759
- http://osvdb.org/83398
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html
- http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d
Affected Vendor
ray stode
View all reports →Affected Software
accountsservice
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3, 0.6.4, 0.6.5, 0.6.6, 0.6.7, 0.6.8, 0.6.9, 0.6.10, 0.6.11, 0.6.12, 0.6.13, 0.6.14, 0.6.15, 0.6.16, 0.6.17, 0.6.18, 0.6.19, 0.6.20
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 22nd, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.