Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-14036
Potential exploit
Directory Traversal with ../ sequences occurs in AccountsService before 0.6.50 because of an insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb() in user.c.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Products affected by CVE-2018-14036
- cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-14036
0.23%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 61 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-14036
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N |
8.0
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-14036
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-14036
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757
AccountsService CVE-2018-14036 Directory Traversal VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085
107085 – accountsservice: insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb()Exploit;Third Party Advisory
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https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a
accountsservice - D-Bus interface for user account query and manipulation (mirrored from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/accountsservice)Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699
Bug 1099699 – VUL-1: accountsservice: insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb()Exploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2
oss-security - accountsservice: insufficient path check in user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb()Exploit;Mailing List;Third Party Advisory
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