CVE-2012-2737 Race condition in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a race condition in AccountsService to read arbitrary files from the system cache directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2737?
CVE-2012-2737 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Jul 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2737?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ray Stode Accountsservice.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2737?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2012-2737 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2737 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2737, GHSA-26ch-x2j2-w6vx, openSUSE-SU-2024:10244-1.