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CVE-2012-2737 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5 Exploit  Patch 
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5 Exploit  Patch 
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d Exploit  Patch 
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d Exploit  Patch 
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721 Exploit  Patch 
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721 Exploit  Patch 
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html
http://osvdb.org/83398
http://osvdb.org/83398
http://secunia.com/advisories/49695 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/49695 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/49759 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/49759 Vendor Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2737
NVD Published Date:
07/22/2012
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.