SB2012080901 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Techland Chrome 



SB2012080901 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Techland Chrome

Published: August 9, 2012 Updated: January 25, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2012080901
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2862)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing a crafted document. A remote attackers can cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2863)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors that trigger out-of-bounds write operations.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.