GNOME Shell <= 45.7 Code Execution in Portal Helper (CVE-2024-36472)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 198233

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Synopsis

The remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

In GNOME Shell through 45.7, a portal helper can be launched automatically (without user confirmation) based on network responses provided by an adversary (e.g., an adversary who controls the local Wi-Fi network), and subsequently loads untrusted JavaScript code, which may lead to resource consumption or other impacts depending on the JavaScript code's behavior.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

See vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 198233

File Name: gnome_shell_CVE-2024-36472.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 5/31/2024

Updated: 11/20/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-36472

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/uname

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/29/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-36472

IAVA: 2024-A-0319

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