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CVE-2012-2737

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.6
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.071

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
query and manipulate user account information (USN-1485-1) accountsservice_0.6.15-2ubuntu9.7_i386.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-1485-1) accountsservice_0.6.15-2ubuntu9.7_amd64.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-1485-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.15-2ubuntu9.7_i386.debLinux
query and manipulate user account information (USN-1485-1) libaccountsservice0_0.6.15-2ubuntu9.7_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234