CVE - CVE-2012-2737

CVE-ID
CVE-2012-2737	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:49695 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49695 MISC:49759 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/49759 MISC:54223 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54223 MISC:83398 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/83398~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:FEDORA-2012-10120 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-July/083359.html MISC:USN-1485-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1485-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20120628 accountsservice local file disclosure flaw (CVE-2012-2737) URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/06/28/9 MISC:accountsservice-userchangeicon-info-disc(76648) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76648 MISC:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5 URL:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=26213aa0e0d8dca5f36cc23f6942525224cbe9f5 MISC:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69 URL:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=27f3d93a82fde4f6c7ab54f3f008af04f93f9c69 MISC:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d URL:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=4c5b12e363410e490e776e4b4a86dcce157a543d MISC:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721 URL:http://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=bd51aa4cdac380f55d607f4ffdf2ab3c00d08721 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=832532 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:0845 URL:https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15100967
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20120514	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20120514)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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