CVE-2012-4249

N/A Unknown
Published: August 12, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

The Amazon Lab126 com.lab126.system sendEvent implementation on the Kindle Touch before 5.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in a string, as demonstrated by using lipc-set-prop to set an LIPC property, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4248.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/122656
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8WKGBN
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/122656
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8WKGBN
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.7%
88th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

amazon