TI-2012-03628 Aliases CVE-2012-4248 GHSA-9fgg-r5w2-63g6

The Amazon Kindle Touch before 5.1.2 does not properly restrict access to the…

MEDIUM 46CWE-264Published 2012-08-12 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Medium
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The Amazon Kindle Touch before 5.1.2 does not properly restrict access to the libkindleplugin.so NPAPI plugin interface, which might allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors involving the (1) dev.log, (2) lipc.set, (3) lipc.get, or (4) todo.scheduleItems method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4249.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03489 89th 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 · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch::::::::	up to 5.1.1	Vulnerable	AWS
cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:5.1.0:::::::*	5.1.0	Vulnerable	AWS

cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·AWS
cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·AWS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4248
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9fgg-r5w2-63g6

References

Advisory 1

VU#122656

Other 2

TI-2012-03629 The Amazon Lab126 com.lab126.system sendEvent implementation on the Kindle Touch before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0

Sources

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