What is CVE-2012-4222?

CVE-2012-4222 is a vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2012-11-30.

Is CVE-2012-4222 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2012-4222

drivers/gpu/msm/kgsl.c in the Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Graphics KGSL kernel-mode driver for Android 2.3 through 4.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an application that uses crafted arguments in a local kgsl_ioctl call.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 2.3, 2.3.1, 2.3.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ksparakis/apekit

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4222?: CVE-2012-4222 is a vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2012-11-30.
Is CVE-2012-4222 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.