CVE-2012-2857

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.38% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=136235
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5642
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15336 signature vdb entry
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00003.html vendor advisory
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/07/stable-channel-release.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Jan/msg00000.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2857?
CVE-2012-2857 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2857?
To fix CVE-2012-2857, 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-2012-2857 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-2857 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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