CVE-2012-2852 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via a crafted PDF document due to improper object linkage handling in Chrome.
- 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-2012-2852?
CVE-2012-2852 is a medium-severity use after free 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
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, does not properly handle object linkage, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2852?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Chrome.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2852?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2852 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2012-2852 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2852 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q8v-f398-frg8.