CVE-2012-2818

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the layout of documents that use the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) counters feature.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.49% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=120944
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15075728 vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5485
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5503
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5502
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/06/stable-channel-update_26.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00001.html vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14771 vdb entry signature

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2818?
CVE-2012-2818 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2818?
To fix CVE-2012-2818, 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-2012-2818 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2818 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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