CVE-2011-3640

** DISPUTED ** Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS), as used in Google Chrome before 17 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse pkcs11.txt file in a top-level directory. NOTE: the vendor's response was "Strange behavior, but we're not treating this as a security bug."

CVSS v2.0 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity HIGH

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483	Third Party Advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861	Broken Link
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432	Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13414	Third Party Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*

Information

Published : 2011-10-27 19:49

Updated : 2023-02-12 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2011-3640

Mitre link : CVE-2011-3640

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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Products Affected

microsoft

windows

google

chrome

apple

macos

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