CVE-2012-2737

LowCVSS 1.9/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 1.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 22, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2737: Low severity, CVSS 1.9 | Vulnix