CVE-2012-4427 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnome	Gnome-shell

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2012-4427

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

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

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:42:51.907

Link: CVE-2012-4427

Redhat

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