VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-1842
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2011-05-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Patch
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108