Denial of Service in Konqueror CSS Parser of KDE 4.7.3
CVE-2012-4512

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Kde

Status
Konqueror
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 February 2020

What is CVE-2012-4512?

The CSS parser in Konqueror, part of KDE 4.7.3, contains a vulnerability that can be exploited by remote attackers. By sending a specially crafted font face source, attackers can trigger a denial of service condition, leading to a crash of the application. This vulnerability is related to type confusion, which may also allow them to read sensitive information from memory, exposing potential data leakage risks.

Affected Version(s)

Konqueror 4.7.3

References

http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc
x_refsource_MISC
http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusi...
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http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/00...
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EPSS Score

9% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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