CVE-2012-2876 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via a buffer overflow in Chrome's SSE2 optimization, requiring user interaction.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2012-2876?
CVE-2012-2876 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 26 Sep 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
Buffer overflow in the SSE2 optimization functionality in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2876?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2876?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-2876 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2876 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v53w-9rp6-qvm5.