Use After Free in Google Chrome
CVE-2012-1845
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
- www.forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/21/meet-the-hackers-who-sell-spies-t… (Press/Media Coverage)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74323 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to… (Press/Media Coverage)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14843 (signature, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505 (Broken Link)