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 extensions.gnome.org via a crafted web page.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.29% probability · 70th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- gnome/gnome-shell
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- 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
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=779473Exploit
- 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
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=779473Exploit
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.