Input validation error in Google Chrome - CVE-2012-2834
Published: June 27, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43944
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2834
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Integer overflow in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted data in the Matroska container format.
Affected software
Google Chrome
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2834
Install update from vendor's website.