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CVE-2011-2486 Detail

Description

nspluginwrapper before 1.4.4 does not properly provide access to NPNVprivateModeBool variable settings, which could prevent Firefox plugins from determining if they should run in Private Browsing mode and allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated using Flash.

Source:  MITRE
Description Last Modified:  11/19/2012

Impact

CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.0 MEDIUM
Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) (V2 legend)
Impact Subscore: 2.9
Exploitability Subscore: 10.0


Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (AU): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availability (A): None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized modification

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Hyperlink Resource
http://lwn.net/Alerts/524725/
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1459.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027757 Patch
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702034
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715384
https://github.com/davidben/nspluginwrapper/commit/7e4ab8e1189846041f955e6c83f72bc1624e7a98

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

  • Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264)

Vulnerable software and versions Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1
OR
cpe:2.3:a:nspluginwrapper:nspluginwrapper:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-2486
NVD Published Date:
11/19/2012
NVD Last Modified:
09/01/2013