CVE-2012-2871
Google Chrome libxml2 Denial of Service/Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Description
libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 31, 2012, 7:55 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:11 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2012-2871 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2871
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2012-2871.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2012-2871 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2012-2871 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/50838 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164 [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log [No types assigned] Added Reference Chrome http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html [No types assigned] Removed Reference Google Inc. http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/50838 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html Removed Reference Google Inc. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001 Removed Reference Google Inc. https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/78179 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 26, 2013
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-2871 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2871
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.30 }} -0.25%
score
0.85606
percentile