10.0
CRITICAL
CVE-2012-5142
Google Chrome History Navigation Vulnerability (Code Execution/DoS)
Description

Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.97 does not properly handle history navigation, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 12, 2012, 11:38 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:12 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-5142 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
1 Opensuse opensuse
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-5142 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Chrome http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/12/stable-channel-update.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=160803 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00073.html [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Chrome https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16173 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/12/stable-channel-update.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=160803
    Removed Reference Google Inc. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00073.html
    Removed Reference Google Inc. https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16173
  • CVE Source Update by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Source Google Inc. Chrome
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:16173 [Not Applicable]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16173 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.59:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.58:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.57:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.56:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.64:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.62:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.84:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.85:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.86:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.87:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.89:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:opensuse:12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00073.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-12/msg00073.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=160803 No Types Assigned https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=160803 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16173 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16173 Not Applicable
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-5142 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-2012-5142 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.91 }} 0.20%

score

0.80974

percentile

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