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CVE-2012-2871 Detail

Current Description

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.


View Analysis Description

Evaluator Description

Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/704.html 'CWE-704: Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast'

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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673 CVE, Chrome
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html CVE, Chrome
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html CVE, Chrome
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html CVE, Chrome
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html CVE, Chrome
http://secunia.com/advisories/50838 CVE, Chrome
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 CVE, Chrome
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930 CVE, Chrome
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log CVE, Chrome
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 CVE, Chrome
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001 CVE, Chrome
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555 CVE, Chrome
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164 CVE, Chrome
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157 CVE, Chrome
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179 CVE, Chrome

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-2871
NVD Published Date:
08/31/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
Chrome