CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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7.3 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in GNOME 3.4.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component gnome-shell Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The weakness was released 09/09/2012 by Sebastian Krahmer as 684215 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at bugzilla.gnome.org. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4427 since 08/21/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with KDE as an alternative.
Additional details are provided at securityfocus.com.
Product
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Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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Exploiting
Class: Code injectionCWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Alternative: KDE
Timeline
08/21/2012 🔍09/09/2012 🔍
09/14/2012 🔍
09/30/2012 🔍
10/02/2012 🔍
10/05/2012 🔍
05/01/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: 684215Researcher: Sebastian Krahmer
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2012-4427 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 55556
OSVDB: 85890
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Entry
Created: 10/05/2012 10:41Updated: 05/01/2018 12:25
Changes: 10/05/2012 10:41 (52), 05/01/2018 12:25 (6)
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Committer: olku
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