Integer overflow in Opensuse and Google Chrome - CVE-2012-5143
Published: December 12, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43256
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-2012-5143
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Google
Affected software:
Opensuse
Google Chrome
Opensuse
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.97 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to PPAPI image buffers.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5143
Install update from vendor's website.