CVE-2012-2872

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in an SSL interstitial page in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78181 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/85037 vdb entry
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15853 vdb entry signature
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=142956
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-2872?
CVE-2012-2872 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-2872?
To fix CVE-2012-2872, 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-2012-2872 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-2872 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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