VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2011-4406
CVSS score3.6 LOW
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-04-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Description
The Ubuntu AccountsService package before 0.6.14-1git1ubuntu1.1 does not properly drop privileges when changing language settings, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
Primary references
- security@ubuntu.com — Patch
- security@ubuntu.com
- security@ubuntu.com — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory