HIGH
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the handling of plug-in placeholders
Published Nov 7, 2012
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.39%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to the handling of plug-in placeholders.
Affected products
No data.
OR
- ≤ 23.0.1271.62
- 23.0.1271.0
- 23.0.1271.1
- 23.0.1271.2
- 23.0.1271.3
- 23.0.1271.4
- 23.0.1271.5
- 23.0.1271.6
- 23.0.1271.7
- 23.0.1271.8
- 23.0.1271.9
- 23.0.1271.10
- 23.0.1271.11
- 23.0.1271.12
- 23.0.1271.13
- 23.0.1271.14
- 23.0.1271.15
- 23.0.1271.16
- 23.0.1271.17
- 23.0.1271.18
- 23.0.1271.19
- 23.0.1271.20
- 23.0.1271.21
- 23.0.1271.22
- 23.0.1271.23
- 23.0.1271.24
- 23.0.1271.26
- 23.0.1271.30
- 23.0.1271.31
- 23.0.1271.32
- 23.0.1271.33
- 23.0.1271.35
- 23.0.1271.36
- 23.0.1271.37
- 23.0.1271.38
- 23.0.1271.39
- 23.0.1271.40
- 23.0.1271.41
- 23.0.1271.44
- 23.0.1271.45
- 23.0.1271.46
- 23.0.1271.49
- 23.0.1271.50
- 23.0.1271.51
- 23.0.1271.52
- 23.0.1271.53
- 23.0.1271.54
- 23.0.1271.55
- 23.0.1271.56
- 23.0.1271.57
- 23.0.1271.58
- 23.0.1271.59
- 23.0.1271.60
- 23.0.1271.61
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
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.
1.39% 0.01385
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01385
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01385) | 71.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.39% (0.01385) | 68.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.38% (0.01382) | 79.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 86.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.25% (0.01250) | 83.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.98% (0.00983) | 81.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/11/stable-channel-release-and-beta-channel.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://osvdb.org/87082 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56413 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=156366 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79873 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15891 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/11/stable-channel-release-and-beta-channel.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://osvdb.org/87082 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56413 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=156366 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79873 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15891 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner Chrome
Published Nov 7, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Sep 24, 2012
Link CVE-2012-5126
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a