CVE-2012-4515 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code in Konqueror by triggering a use-after-free via iframe updates when the context menu is shown.
- 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-2012-4515?
CVE-2012-4515 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Kde Kde, published on 11 Nov 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
Use-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3, when the context menu is shown, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by accessing an iframe when it is being updated.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4515?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kde Kde.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4515?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4515 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-2012-4515 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4515 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Kde Kde
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cmm-g83j-44q7.