CVE-2012-2832 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Google Chrome via a crafted PDF document due to an uninitialized pointer in the image codec.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2012-2832?

CVE-2012-2832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 27 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The image-codec implementation in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 does not initialize an unspecified pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2832?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2832 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-2832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Chrome vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-55x4-66x8-8x45.

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