CVE-2011-0729
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2011-0729 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | canonical |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2011-04-29 22:55:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050531 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050609 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050614 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050808 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050811 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050819 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050819.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050822 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050823 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050824 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050912 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050926 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.0\+baz20050927 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.26 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.27 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.28 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.29 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.30 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | 0.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Ubuntu | Language-selector | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.6.7 : “language-selector” package : Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | launchpad.net | Patch |
| Ubuntu language-selector Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| Bug #764397 “Polkit authentification can be bypassed” : Bugs : “language-selector” package : Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | launchpad.net | |
| USN-1115-1: language-selector vulnerability | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Vendor Advisory |
| UbuntuUpdates - Package "language-selector-common" (maverick 10.10) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntuupdates.org | |
| Ubuntu language-selector Security Bypass Vulnerability - Secunia.com | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.