CVE-2012-2883 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potentially execute code via out-of-bounds write in Skia, 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-2012-2883?
CVE-2012-2883 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
Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds write operation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2874.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2883?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chrome, Opensuse Opensuse.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2883?
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-2012-2883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Chrome
Sources
Also known as GHSA-53pv-hrm8-w4g5.