VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2012-4249

CVSS score10 HIGH
EPSS probability3.72%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-08-12
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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