Resource management error in Google Chrome - CVE-2012-2894
Published: September 26, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43459
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-2012-2894
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 22.0.1229.79 does not properly handle graphics-context data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2894
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00012.html
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144899
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78830
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15855