# CVE-2012-4249: The Amazon Lab126 com.lab126.system sendEvent implementation on the Kindle Touch before 5.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-08-12 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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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## References

- http://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?s=c7953cc553a4aaa36e880b25aa1a6bf6&t=175368
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/122656
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MORO-8WKGBN

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