CVE-2011-3640
Google Chrome < 17.0 - Untrusted Search Path via Trojan Horse pkcs11.txt File
Title source: llmDescription
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."
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.html
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052
Broken Link vendor-advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432
Broken Link vendor-advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry
signature
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13414
Scores
EPSS
0.0140
EPSS Percentile
68.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-426
Status
published
Products (1)
google/chrome
< 17.0
Published
Oct 28, 2011
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026