Untrusted search path vulnerability in Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS), as used in Google Chrome before 17 on Windows and Mac OS X, might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse pkcs11.txt file in a top-level directory. NOTE: the vendor's response was "Strange behavior, but we're not treating this as a security bug."
CVE-2011-3640
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 7.1 — v2 rates that HIGH (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 1.4% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 7.1HIGHNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 7.1(low)
- EG Risk
- 37(Track)EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 70%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
October 28, 2011
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (14)
- secalert@redhathttp://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.html
- secalert@redhathttp://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426
- secalert@redhathttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052
- secalert@redhathttps://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861
- secalert@redhathttps://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432
- secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13414
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.acrossecurity.com/2011/10/google-chrome-pkcs11txt-file-planting.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=97426
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8483
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=641052
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13154861
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/13155432
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A13414
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