CVE-2011-3640

Public Date:
2011-09-23
Bugzilla:
748379: CVE-2011-3640 nss: /pkcs11.txt and /secmod.db files read on initialization

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

** 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."

Find out more about CVE-2011-3640 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 0
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nss Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 nss Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 nss Not affected

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