MEDIUM
kdelibs: Use-after-free when context menu being used whilst the document DOM is being changed from within JavaScript
Published Nov 11, 2012
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.44%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of kdelibs as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.44% 0.06438
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06438
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.44% (0.06438) | 93.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.44% (0.06438) | 92.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 30, 2025 | 9.91% (0.09906) | 92.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 11.35% (0.11346) | 93.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.76% (0.12762) | 93.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 32.42% (0.32422) | 95.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 12.76% (0.12762) | 93.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 11.11% (0.11113) | 92.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.78% (0.05778) | 93.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.47% (0.03468) | 91.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 2.95% (0.02951) | 90.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 3.50% (0.03500) | 91.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 3.65% (0.03654) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.61% (0.02611) | 88.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (2)
References (11)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=4f2eb356f1c23444fff2cfe0a7ae10efe303d6d8 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4515 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865831 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4515
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4515
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=4f2eb356f1c23444fff2cfe0a7ae10efe303d6d8 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4515 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865831 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4515 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-4515 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Nov 11, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 21, 2012
Link CVE-2012-4515
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a