CVE-2012-4515

Public Exploit

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3, when the context menu is shown, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by accessing an iframe when it is being updated.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.76% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 mailing list
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html mailing list
http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=4f2eb356f1c23444fff2cfe0a7ae10efe303d6d8 exploit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4515?
CVE-2012-4515 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4515?
To fix CVE-2012-4515, 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-2012-4515 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4515 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~13% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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