CVE-2011-0729
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not...
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
- Record
CVE-2011-0729- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
- Record
CVE-2011-0729- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-0742 No score
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
- Record
EUVD-2011-0742- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c3rf-95rj-96w3 No score
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not...
dbus_backend/ls-dbus-backend in the D-Bus backend in language-selector before 0.6.7 does not restrict access on the basis of a PolicyKit check result, which allows local users to modify the /etc/default/locale and /etc/environment files via a (1) SetSystemDefaultLangEnv or (2) SetSystemDefaultLanguageEnv call.
- Record
GHSA-c3rf-95rj-96w3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-0729 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Ubuntu Language-selector, published April 29, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
launchpad.net/bugs/764397
secunia.com/advisories/44214
ubuntuupdates.org/packages/show/307975
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1032
securityfocus.com/bid/47502
ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1115-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-0729
github.com/advisories/GHSA-c3rf-95rj-96w3