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CVE-2012-4249

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Published: Aug 12, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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10.0
Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (2)

Products: Amazon: Kindle Touch
Amazon
1 product
Kindle Touch
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Amazon
Kindle Touch
Version 5.1.0
Kindle Touch
Version 5.1.1

Related CWEs

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

References (6)

Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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