SB2012100120 - Code Injection in gnome-shell
Published: October 1, 2012 Updated: August 11, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012100120
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4427)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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