CVE-2012-4512
Konqueror Type Confusion Vulnerability
Description
The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face source, related to "type confusion."
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 8, 2020, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 13, 2023, 12:26 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
Affected Products
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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-2012-4512.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html | Broken Link Third Party Advisory |
| http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=a872c8a969a8bd3706253d6ba24088e4f07f3352 | Broken Link Vendor Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 | Not Applicable Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 | Not Applicable Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027709 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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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 Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 13, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the CSS parser of the Document Object Model's (DOM) implementation of KDE libraries performed processing of a location of a particular font face source. A remote attacker with privileges could provide a specially-crafted web page that, when opened in an application linked against KDE libraries, would lead to the application crashing or potential execution of arbitrary code. The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face source, related to "type confusion." Removed CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Removed CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1416 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1418 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4512 [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865779 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 02, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face source, related to "type confusion." A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the CSS parser of the Document Object Model's (DOM) implementation of KDE libraries performed processing of a location of a particular font face source. A remote attacker with privileges could provide a specially-crafted web page that, when opened in an application linked against KDE libraries, would lead to the application crashing or potential execution of arbitrary code. Added CVSS V2 Red Hat, Inc. (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1416 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1418 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865779 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4512 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 14, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html No Types Assigned http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html Broken Link, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.html No Types Assigned http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=a872c8a969a8bd3706253d6ba24088e4f07f3352 No Types Assigned http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=a872c8a969a8bd3706253d6ba24088e4f07f3352 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc No Types Assigned http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027709 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027709 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE NIST CWE-843 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-4512 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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-2012-4512
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.97 }} 0.00%
score
0.86918
percentile