HIGH
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
Published May 3, 2011
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.44%
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.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.44% 0.00439
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00439
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 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 35.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.44% (0.00439) | 34.81th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- 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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| 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://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67255 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://launchpad.net/bugs/764397 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/language-selector/0.6.7 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 3, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved May 2, 2011
Link CVE-2011-1842
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a