high
7.5
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2012-2874: Buffer Overflow

First published: Wed Sep 26 2012(Updated: )

Skia, as used in Google Chrome before 22.0.1229.79, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger an out-of-bounds write operation, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2883.

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Google Chrome<=22.0.1229.78
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.0
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.1
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.2
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.3
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.4
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.6
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.7
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.8
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.9
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.10
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.11
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.12
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.14
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.16
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.17
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.18
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.20
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.21
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.22
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.23
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.24
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.25
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.26
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.27
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.28
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.29
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.31
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.32
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.33
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.35
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.36
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.37
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.39
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.48
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.49
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.50
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.51
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.52
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.53
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.54
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.55
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.56
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.57
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.58
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.59
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.60
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.62
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.63
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.64
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.65
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.67
Google Chrome=22.0.1229.76
openSUSE=12.1
openSUSE=12.2

Remedy

https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=132398

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-2874?

    CVE-2012-2874 has a medium severity rating as it can lead to a denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-2874?

    To address CVE-2012-2874, upgrade Google Chrome to version 22.0.1229.79 or later.

  • Which versions of Google Chrome are affected by CVE-2012-2874?

    CVE-2012-2874 affects Google Chrome versions before 22.0.1229.79.

  • What impact can CVE-2012-2874 cause?

    CVE-2012-2874 may cause denial of service and possibly other unspecified impacts.

  • Is CVE-2012-2874 fixed in later versions of Google Chrome?

    Yes, CVE-2012-2874 is fixed in Google Chrome version 22.0.1229.79 and later.

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