6.5

CVE-2018-14036: freedesktop accountsservice Path Traversal

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2018:3625-1SUSE-SU-2019:2778-1UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14036
Published 13-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-14036 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in freedesktop accountsservice. EPSS estimates a 3.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
37/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.05%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
RHSA-2018:3140USN-4616-1USN-4616-2

Timeline

  1. 13-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.05%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.05% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.05%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (openwall.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.freedesktop.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.suse.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse8 products
  • accountsservice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4< 0.6.42-16.8.3
  • accountsservice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15< 0.6.45-6.7.6
  • accountsservice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4< 0.6.42-16.8.3
  • accountsservice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5< 0.6.42-16.8.3
  • accountsservice&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4< 0.6.42-16.8.3
Debian1 product
  • accountsservice< 0.6.45-2
Freedesktop1 product
Opensuse1 product
  • accountservice&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 0.6.55-8.2
Ubuntu1 product
  • accountsservice< 0.6.35-0ubuntu7.3+esm2 | < 0.6.40-2ubuntu11.6 | < 0.6.45-1ubuntu1.3

5 vendors · 12 products

References

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