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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-2852

Original release date:08/06/2012
Last revised:08/14/2012
Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The PDF functionality 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, does not properly handle object linkage, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
CVSS v2 Base Score:6.8 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (legend)
Impact Subscore: 6.4
Exploitability Subscore: 8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service

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External Source: OVAL
Name: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15744
Hyperlink:http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15744
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/07/stable-channel-release.html
Type: Advisory
Hyperlink:http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/07/stable-channel-release.html
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=134028
Hyperlink:http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=134028

Vulnerable software and versions

Nav control imageConfiguration 1
line trunkNav control imageAND
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.56 and previous versions
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.55
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.54
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.53
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.52
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.51
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.50
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.49
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.48
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.47
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.46
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.41
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.39
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.38
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.37
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.36
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.35
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.34
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.33
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.32
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.31
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.2
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.1
line trunkspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.0
line trunkspacerNav control imageOR
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel
line trunkspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:apple:mac_os_x
Nav control imageConfiguration 2
spacerNav control imageAND
spacerspacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.55
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.54
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.53
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.52
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.51
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.50
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.49
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.48
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.47
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.46
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.41
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.39
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.38
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.37
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.36
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.35
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.34
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.33
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.32
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.31
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.2
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.1
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.0
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.56
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.57
spacerspacerline trunkNav control image* cpe:/a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.59 and previous versions
spacerspacerNav control imageOR
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/o:microsoft:windows
spacerspacerspacerNav control imagecpe:/a:google:frame:-
* Denotes Vulnerable Software
* Changes related to vulnerability configurations

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)
  • Resource Management Errors (CWE-399)
CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2852