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CVE-2012-4512

HIGH
8.8CVSS
Published: 2020-02-08
Updated: 2024-11-21
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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 Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
required
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-843

Metadata

Primary Vendor
KDE
Published
2/8/2020
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

kde : kderedhat : enterprise_linuxredhat : enterprise_linux_desktopredhat : enterprise_linux_server_eusredhat : enterprise_linux_workstation

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