6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2012-2893
Libxslt Double Free Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Double free vulnerability in libxslt, as used in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to XSL transforms.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 26, 2012, 10:56 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:11 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2893 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Google chrome

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2893 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2893 vulnerability over time.

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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://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15714 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10919019 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=154331 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=9a5da8e7d4b6f3454614b0331a51bf29c966f556 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144799 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00012.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium.git;a=commit;h=9a5da8e7d4b6f3454614b0331a51bf29c966f556
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10919019
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/09/stable-channel-update_25.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome?view=rev&revision=154331
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=144799
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00012.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. https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15714
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15714 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15714 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 26, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-2893 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.80 }} 0.00%

score

0.86236

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability