CVE-2012-2871

N/A Unknown
Published: August 31, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/50838
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179
Source: chrome-cve-admin@google.com
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/50838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

30 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xmlsoft apple google