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CVE-2012-4512 Details

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html CVEBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.html CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=a872c8a969a8bd3706253d6ba24088e4f07f3352 CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.html CVEThird Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.html CVEThird Party Advisory

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-843Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
kde kde
4.7.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:kde:kde:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux server eus
6.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux workstation
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4512
NVD Published Date:
Feb 8, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-4512 Details - Not Deferred