CVE-2012-2871
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.38% probability · 83th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- apple/iphone os · google/chrome · xmlsoft/libxml2
- Source
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com
References
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164
- https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/50838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164
- https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.