Use-after-free in Opensuse and Google Chrome - CVE-2012-5133
Published: November 28, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43292
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5133
CWE-ID: CWE-416
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 attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing vectors related to SVG filters. 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-2012-5133
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
Sources
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/11/stable-channel-update.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-12/msg00004.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56684
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027815
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=156567
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80291
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15954