CVE-2012-2871

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libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unsp

libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h.

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 0.00783

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Affected Products & Versions

apple iphone os<= 6.1.4
apple iphone osall versions
google chrome<= 21.0.1180.88
google chromeall versions

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producthighRunning Chrome VPN Extensions via the Registry 2 VPN Extension

productmediumPotential Chrome Frame Helper DLL Sideloading

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6.8

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · chrome-cve-admin@google.com

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v2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Published to NVD31 Aug 2012 · 07:55 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1
usnUSN-1595-1
rhsaRHSA-2012:1265Low
rhsaRHSA-2012:1325Important

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673

http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/50838

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http://secunia.com/advisories/54886

http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930

http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164

https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179

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