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.
Published: 2012-07-22
Score: 1.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2717 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1485-1 AccountsService vulnerability
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Ray Stode Accountsservice
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:42:32.438Z

Reserved: 2012-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-2737

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-07-22T17:55:02.913

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-2737

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