Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2012-5111
Published: October 9, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43415
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-2012-5111
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Google
Affected software:
Google Chrome
Google Chrome
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.92 does not monitor for crashes of Pepper plug-ins, which has unspecified impact and remote attack vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-5111
Install update from vendor's website.