9.3

CVE-2012-4248: amazon kindle_touch

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 12-08-2012Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-4248 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in amazon kindle_touch. EPSS estimates a 3.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
3.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2012
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Amazon Kindle Touch before 5.1.2 does not properly restrict access to the libkindleplugin.so NPAPI plugin interface, which might allow remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via vectors involving the (1) dev.log, (2) lipc.set, (3) lipc.get, or (4) todo.scheduleItems method, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4249.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

3.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

89%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.49% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
3.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Amazon1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links