CVE-2012-4427 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2012-10-01

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 1.0% Low

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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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-4362	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01026.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/08/1
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
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=779473

History

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Subscriptions

Gnome Gnome-shell

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-10-01T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.478Z

Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-4427

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-01T03:26:16.257

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

Link: CVE-2012-4427

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94

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