nspluginwrapper NPNVprivateModeBool Variable Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027757 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1027757
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-2486
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Nov 14 2012
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Impact:
Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in nspluginwrapper. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
nspluginwrapper does not forward the NPNVprivateModeBool variable. Certain applications using the wrapper may crash and require a restart.
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Impact:
A remote user may be able to cause the target user's application to crash.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
https://github.com/davidben/nspluginwrapper/commit/7e4ab8e1189846041f955e6c83f72bc1624e7a98
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Vendor URL: nspluginwrapper.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
State error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any)
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