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CVE-2012-4427 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=684215 CVEVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=779473 CVEExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/08/1 CVEExploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/19 CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/13/26 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnome gnome-shell
3.4.1

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4427
NVD Published Date:
Oct 1, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-4427 Details - Not Deferred