VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-4512

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."

HIGH 8.8EPSS 11.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 11.66% probability · 96th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-843
Affected: kde/kde · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=a872c8a969a8bd3706253d6ba24088e4f07f3352Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51097Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51145Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.ascThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027709Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.htmlBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=a872c8a969a8bd3706253d6ba24088e4f07f3352Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51097Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51145Not Applicable, Third Party Advisory
http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.ascThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027709Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.