6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-14036
AccountsService Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2018, 12:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 6, 2018, 4:16 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-14036 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Freedesktop accountsservice
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-14036.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-14036 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-14036 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 06, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085 No Types Assigned https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a No Types Assigned https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847a Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.6.50
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} -0.04%

score

0.55363

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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