CVE-2011-0729 Missing authorization in n/a
Local attackers can bypass PolicyKit checks to modify system locale and environment files, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-0729?
CVE-2011-0729 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-0729?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ubuntu Language-Selector.
How do I fix CVE-2011-0729?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-0729 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2011-0729 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-0729 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c3rf-95rj-96w3.