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."
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
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."
- 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
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 1 November 2012
- 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
EPSS 11.7% since 3 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
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, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.