CVE-2012-4427
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.8
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.34.0-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.34.0-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.34.0-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.34.0-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.34.0-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnome | gnome-shell | 3.4.1 | |
References
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4427
CWEs
CWE-94
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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