NULL pointer dereference in Google Android - CVE-2012-4222

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NULL pointer dereference in Google Android - CVE-2012-4222

Published: November 30, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU43287
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-4222
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Android

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via an application that uses crafted arguments in a local kgsl_ioctl call.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-4222

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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