CVE-2012-4427

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Oct 1, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-4427: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix