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CVE-2012-4427

The gnome-shell plugin 3.4.1 in GNOME allows remote attackers to force the download and installation of arbitrary extens

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.01026
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

1
gnome gnome-shellall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.novell.com · show_bug.cgi?id=779473bugzilla.novell.com
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Scoring & Timeline

6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD01 Oct 2012 · 03:26 AM
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/08/1Exploit
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=684215Vendor Advisory
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