CVE-2012-4551 Use after free in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a crafted website due to a use-after-free flaw in libunity-webapps.
- 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-2012-4551?
CVE-2012-4551 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 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 libunity-webapps before 2.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, related to "certain hash tables."
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4551?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ps Project Management Team Libunity-Webapps.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4551?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4551 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-2012-4551 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4551 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4h6w-r9jm-x3p5.