Vulnerability Description
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 Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Chrome | < 17.0 | |
| Apple | Macos | - |
| Microsoft | Windows | - |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861Broken Link
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Third Party Advisory
- http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.htmlExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861Broken Link
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2011-3640?
CVE-2011-3640 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH). 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 hors...
How severe is CVE-2011-3640?
CVE-2011-3640 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2011-3640?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Google Chrome, Apple Macos, Microsoft Windows.