CVE-2012-2851 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2012-2851?

CVE-2012-2851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 6 Aug 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

Multiple integer overflows in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2851?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2851?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-2851 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2851 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x2hp-4x2m-6x8j.