Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 12, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-4249
CVE-2012-4249
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:h:amazon:kindle_touch:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <5.1.2
Patches
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References
3- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/122656nvdUS Government Resource
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8WKGBNnvdUS Government Resource
- www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.phpnvd
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