CVE-2012-2737 is a race condition vulnerability in AccountsService before version 0.6.22, specifically within the user_change_icon_file_authorized_cb function in /usr/libexec/accounts-daemon. This flaw allows local users to read arbitrary files due to improper UID checks when copying icon files. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 1.9, indicating a local attack vector with medium attack complexity and a potential impact limited to confidentiality (reading files). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.6.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ray_stode:accountsservice:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.