CVE-2012-4427

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-94 Code Injection

Publication date:

01/10/2012

Last modified:

11/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

6.80

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gnome-shell:3.4.1:::::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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
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