CVE-2011-3640

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
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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052	Issue Tracking Patch 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
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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052	Issue Tracking Patch 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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2011-10-28 02:49

Updated : 2025-04-11 00:51

NVD link : CVE-2011-3640

Mitre link : CVE-2011-3640

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-3640

JSON object : View

Products Affected

google

chrome

apple

macos

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

{"id": "CVE-2011-3640", "cveTags": [{"tags": ["disputed"], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"}], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "cvssData": {"version": "2.0", "baseScore": 7.1, "accessVector": "NETWORK", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C", "authentication": "SINGLE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "accessComplexity": "HIGH", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE"}, "acInsufInfo": false, "impactScore": 10.0, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "userInteractionRequired": true}]}, "published": "2011-10-28T02:49:53.130", "references": [{"url": "http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.html", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13414", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "secalert@redhat.com"}, {"url": "http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.html", "tags": ["Exploit", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426", "tags": ["Exploit", "Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432", "tags": ["Broken Link"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}, {"url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13414", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Primary", "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-426"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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.\""}, {"lang": "es", "value": "** CONTROVERTIDO ** Vulnerabilidad de ruta de b\u00fasqueda no confiable de Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS), que se utiliza en Google Chrome anterior a v17 en Windows y Mac OS X, puede permitir a usuarios locales conseguir privilegios a trav\u00e9s de un archivo troyano pkcs11.txt en un directorio de alto nivel. NOTA: La respuesta del vendedor fue \" comportamiento extra\u00f1o, pero no estamos tratando esto como un fallo de seguridad\""}], "lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963", "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": true, "matchCriteriaId": "811305D7-7A0E-4F2D-A578-B9D415002329", "versionEndExcluding": "17.0"}], "operator": "OR"}, {"negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "387021A0-AF36-463C-A605-32EA7DAC172E"}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "vulnerable": false, "matchCriteriaId": "A2572D17-1DE6-457B-99CC-64AFD54487EA"}], "operator": "OR"}], "operator": "AND"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com"}