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nss: insecure pkcs11.txt load path (possible code execution)

Package(s):nss CVE #(s):CVE-2011-3640
Created:November 7, 2011 Updated:January 5, 2012
Description:

From the CVE entry:

** DISPUTED ** 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."

Alerts:
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2011:1290-1 2011-12-01
Mandriva MDVSA-2011:169 2011-11-09
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2011:1241-1 2011-11-15
Debian DSA-2339-1 2011-11-07
openSUSE openSUSE-SU-2012:0030-1 2012-01-05
Gentoo 201301-01 2013-01-07

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