Use-after-free in Google Chrome and Opensuse - CVE-2012-5140
Published: December 12, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43253
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5140
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
SUSE
SUSE
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Opensuse
Google Chrome
Opensuse
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing vectors related to the URL loader. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5140
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.