Vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os
CVE-2012-2871
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.
EPSS: 0.024 (82.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apple Iphone_os — versions 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2
- Google Chrome — versions 21.0.1180.0, 21.0.1180.1, 21.0.1180.2
- Xmlsoft Libxml2
- N/a — versions n/a
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_APPLE)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
- chrome-cve-admin@google.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2871?
- CVE-2012-2871 is a vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os. Published 2012-08-31.
- Is CVE-2012-2871 known to be exploited?
- 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.