CVE-2012-2737

N/A Unknown
Published: July 22, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
View on NVD

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/83398
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/49695
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49759
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648
Source: secalert@redhat.com
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/83398
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/49695
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/49759
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

28 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
28th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-362

Affected Vendors

ray_stode

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