CVE-2012-2877 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can crash the browser via modal dialog handling flaws in the extension system, 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-2012-2877?

CVE-2012-2877 is a medium-severity denial of service 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

The extension system in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79 does not properly handle modal dialogs, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2877?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2877?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2012-2877 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2877 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f5fw-7jfj-jwx6.

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