CVE-2012-4515 (GCVE-0-2012-4515)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-11-11 11:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 20:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Use-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3, when the context menu is shown, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by accessing an iframe when it is being updated.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
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| http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/1… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/20… | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
| http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
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