plugin/npapi/plugin.cpp in Gnash before 0.8.10 uses weak permissions (world readable) for…
Priority LOW 27CWE-264Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
plugin/npapi/plugin.cpp in Gnash before 0.8.10 uses weak permissions (world readable) for cookie files with predictable names in /tmp, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02106 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 0.8.9 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.5 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.7 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.8 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.8.9 rc4 | Vulnerable | GNU |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.8.9 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.5 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.7 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.8 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gnash:0.8.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.9 rc4 Vulnerable ·GNU
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4328
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43gq-7wp4-9vh5
References
Other 6
- [oss-security] 20111121 Re: CVE Request (minor) -- gnash -- Unsafe management of HTTP cookies
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=gnash.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=fa481c116e65ccf9137c7ddc8abc3cf05dc12f55
- [oss-security] 20111121 CVE Request (minor) -- gnash -- Unsafe management of HTTP cookies
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=649384
- 77243
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=755518
More GNU Gnash vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01081 Integer overflow in the GnashImage::size method in libbase/GnashImage.h in GNU Gnash… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2010-04070 The configure script in gnash 0.8.8 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a… CVSS 2.0LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2011-4328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-43gq-7wp4-9vh5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-4328 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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