CVE-2012-4248 is a critical vulnerability affecting Amazon Kindle Touch devices running software versions prior to 5.1.2. It stems from improper access restrictions to the libkindleplugin.so NPAPI plugin interface, potentially allowing remote attackers to manipulate device functions through specific methods. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor publicly available exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, suggesting awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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