nspluginwrapper: NPNVprivateModeBool variable not forwarded
Published Nov 19, 2012
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
nspluginwrapper before 1.4.4 does not properly provide access to NPNVprivateModeBool variable settings, which could prevent Firefox plugins from determining if they should run in Private Browsing mode and allow remote attackers to bypass intended access restrictions, as demonstrated using Flash.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.4.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
nspluginwrapper-0:1.4.4-1.el6_3
Fixed · RHSA-2012:1459
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nspluginwrapper
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | nspluginwrapper-0:1.4.4-1.el6_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2012:1459 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nspluginwrapper | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
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AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 83.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02470) | 82.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00919) | 73.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.22% (0.02222) | 74.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.92% (0.00919) | 74.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 84.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 10, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00980) | 81.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01384) | 84.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 70.74th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://lwn.net/Alerts/524725/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1459.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027757 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2486 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702034 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715384 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/davidben/nspluginwrapper/commit/7e4ab8e1189846041f955e6c83f72bc1624e7a98 x_refsource_MISC
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2486
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2486
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lwn.net/Alerts/524725/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1459.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027757 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2486 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702034 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715384 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/davidben/nspluginwrapper/commit/7e4ab8e1189846041f955e6c83f72bc1624e7a98 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2486 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2486 |
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