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Status published
Medium
CVE-2011-2486
nspluginwrapper before 1.4.4 does not properly provide access to NPNVprivateModeBool...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702034
- https://github.com/davidben/nspluginwrapper/commit/7e4ab8e1189846041f955e6c83f72bc1624e7a98
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1459.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027757
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/524725/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715384
Affected Vendor
nspluginwrapper
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nspluginwrapper
Vulnerable Versions:
1.4.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 19th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.