CVE-2018-14036
N/A
Published: July 13, 2018 at 12:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:40 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAccountsservice
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.6.50
Affected range stops below 0.6.50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (5)
x_refsource_MISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/02/2VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104757x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107085x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1099699x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/accountsservice/commit/?id=f9abd359f71a5bce421b9ae23432f539a067847aQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-22
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