CVE-2012-4177 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The web browser plugin for Ubisoft Uplay PC before 2.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the -orbit_exe_path command line argument.

Published: 2012-08-07

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 80.2% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ubi:uplay_pc::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ubi:uplay_pc:2.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ubi:uplay_pc:2.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:ubi:uplay_pc:2.0.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.80229.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://forums.ubi.com/showthread.php/699940-Uplay-PC-Patch-2-0-4-Security-fix
http://osvdb.org/84402
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Jul/375
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19053453
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20321

History

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Subscriptions

Ubi Uplay Pc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-08-07T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:28:07.594Z

Reserved: 2012-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4177

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-08-07T20:55:04.327

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2012-4177

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78

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