CVE-2012-4427

The gnome-shell plugin 3.4.1 in GNOME allows remote attackers to force the download and installation of arbitrary extensions from extensions.gnome.org via a crafted web page.

CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/08/1	Exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/19
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/26
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/18/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55556
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=684215	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=779473	Exploit

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2012-10-01 03:26

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2012-4427

Mitre link : CVE-2012-4427

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4427

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Products Affected

gnome

gnome-shell

CWE

CWE-94

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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