CVE-2012-2807

Description

Multiple integer overflows in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 and other products, on 64-bit Linux platforms allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.52% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html vendor advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15075728 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/06/stable-channel-update_26.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/50658 third party advisory
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15375990 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54718 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 third party advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
http://secunia.com/advisories/55568 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1587-1 vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2521 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:126 vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=129930
http://secunia.com/advisories/50800 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056 vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2807?
CVE-2012-2807 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2807?
To fix CVE-2012-2807, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-2807 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2807 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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