CVE-2011-3640

nss: /pkcs11.txt and /secmod.db files read on initialization

Published Oct 28, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 7.1 High EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed
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."

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2339-1 nss security update
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:37 PM
Reserved
Sep 21, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 28, 2011, 2:49 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:33 PM
Severity
Public date
Sep 23, 2011, 12:00 AM