Vulnerability in KDE
CVE-2012-4512
The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face source, related to "type confusion."
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.117 (95.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.117 · newest: 0.117 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- KDE — versions 4.7.3
- KDE Konqueror — versions 4.7.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 6.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 6.3
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc (Third Party Advisory)
- em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- quickgit.kde.org/index.php (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.html (Third Party Advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/51097 (Third Party Advisory, Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-4512?
- CVE-2012-4512 is a high-severity vulnerability in KDE, classified under Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-02-08.
- How severe is CVE-2012-4512?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.