CVE-2012-2877 Denial of service in n/a
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.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f5fw-7jfj-jwx6.