Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20122737000
Revision Date:2012-07-22Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-2737 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-2737
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'accountsservice' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '0.6.15-2ubuntu9.1').
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