CVE-2012-2819

Description

The texSubImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 does not properly handle uploads to floating-point textures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web page, as demonstrated by certain WebGL performance tests, aka rdar problem 11520387.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.92% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=120977
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15075728 vendor advisory
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/118410
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/06/stable-channel-update_26.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14938 signature vdb entry
http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/117191
https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85942
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10444013

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2819?
CVE-2012-2819 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2819?
To fix CVE-2012-2819, 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-2012-2819 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2819 is being actively exploited. 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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