Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2012-4512

CWE-843CWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow6 documents6 sources
Severity
8.8HIGH
EPSS
11.5%
top 6.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
6
KDE KonquerorKDE KDERedhat Enterprise Linux+3 more
Timeline
PublishedFeb 8
Latest updateApr 23

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."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶CVEListV5kde/konqueror4.7.3
▶NVDkde/kde4.7.3

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 6.0, 6.3

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8m6q-hj66-2cmr: The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser↗2022-04-23
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CVEList
CVE-2012-4512: The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser↗2020-02-08
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💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
Konqueror 4.7.3 - Memory Corruption↗2012-11-01
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
kdelibs: Heap-based buffer overflow when parsing location of a font face source↗2012-10-30
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2012-4512 kdelibs: Heap-based buffer overflow when parsing location of a font face source↗2012-10-12
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