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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 extensions from…
Medium6.8EPSS 1.3%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.3% · top 30% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=779473 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=684215 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120913 Re: note on gnome shell extensions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120909 note on gnome shell extensions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120918 Re: Re: note on gnome shell extensions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20120913 Re: Re: note on gnome shell extensions (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 55556 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
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