CVE-2012-5108 Race condition in n/a

What is CVE-2012-5108?

CVE-2012-5108 is a critical vulnerability in Google Chrome, published on 9 Oct 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

Race condition in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to audio devices.

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5108?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Chrome.

How do I fix CVE-2012-5108?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5108 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2012-5108 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-5108 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-j9fc-q7h2-9qrw.