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CVE-2018-14036 Detail

Description

Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.


Metrics

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2 Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085 Exploit  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-14036
NVD Published Date:
07/13/2018
NVD Last Modified:
09/06/2018
Source:
MITRE