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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.024 (83.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 83.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000
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
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/50838 (third-party-advisory)
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555 (vendor-advisory)
- src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/…
- code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail
- support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179 (vdb-entry)
- googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
- secunia.com/advisories/54886 (third-party-advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
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.