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
Published Apr 29, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 0.6.6
- 0.0\+baz20050531
- 0.0\+baz20050609
- 0.0\+baz20050614
- 0.0\+baz20050808
- 0.0\+baz20050811
- 0.0\+baz20050819
- 0.0\+baz20050819.2
- 0.0\+baz20050822
- 0.0\+baz20050823
- 0.0\+baz20050824
- 0.0\+baz20050912
- 0.0\+baz20050926
- 0.0\+baz20050927
- 0.1
- 0.1.1
- 0.1.2
- 0.1.3
- 0.1.4
- 0.1.5
- 0.1.6
- 0.1.7
- 0.1.8
- 0.1.9
- 0.1.10
- 0.1.11
- 0.1.12
- 0.1.13
- 0.1.14
- 0.1.15
- 0.1.16
- 0.1.17
- 0.1.18
- 0.1.19
- 0.1.20
- 0.1.21
- 0.1.22
- 0.1.23
- 0.1.24
- 0.1.25
- 0.1.26
- 0.1.27
- 0.1.28
- 0.1.29
- 0.1.30
- 0.2.0
- 0.2.1
- 0.2.2
- 0.2.3
- 0.2.4
- 0.2.5
- 0.2.6
- 0.2.7
- 0.2.8
- 0.2.9
- 0.2.10
- 0.3.0
- 0.3.1
- 0.3.2
- 0.3.3
- 0.3.4
- 0.3.5
- 0.3.6
- 0.3.7
- 0.3.8
- 0.3.9
- 0.3.10
- 0.3.11
- 0.3.12
- 0.3.13
- 0.3.14
- 0.3.15
- 0.3.16
- 0.3.17
- 0.3.20
- 0.3.21
- 0.4.0
- 0.4.1
- 0.4.2
- 0.4.2.1
- 0.4.2.2
- 0.4.2.3
- 0.4.3
- 0.4.4
- 0.4.5
- 0.4.6
- 0.4.7
- 0.4.8
- 0.4.9
- 0.4.10
- 0.4.11
- 0.4.12
- 0.4.13
- 0.4.14
- 0.4.15
- 0.4.16
- 0.4.17
- 0.4.18
- 0.4.19
- 0.5.0
- 0.5.1
- 0.5.2
- 0.5.3
- 0.5.4
- 0.5.5
- 0.5.6
- 0.5.7
- 0.6.0
- 0.6.1
- 0.6.2
- 0.6.3
- 0.6.4
- 0.6.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00333) | 24.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 13.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44214 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44214 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47502 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| http://www.ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory | |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
Change history (0)
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