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    CVE-2012-2737

    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.

    Published:Jul 22, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jul 22, 2012
    EPSS Score:0.00071
    CVSS Score:1.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Ray Stode
    Product
    Accountsservice

    Exploits

    http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543dhttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543dhttp://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721

    References

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

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    High
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