CVE-2012-2843
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.57 allows remote attackers to...
7.5 HighFix available
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to layout height tracking.
Exploit likelihood
1.71%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to layout height tracking.
- Record
CVE-2012-2843- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to layout height tracking.
- Record
CVE-2012-2843- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2823 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to layout height tracking.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2823- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cm3r-884x-q828 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.57 allows remote attackers to...
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.57 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to layout height tracking.
- Record
GHSA-cm3r-884x-q828- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2843 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published July 12, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.71%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in chromium 55.0.2883.75-3.1.
References
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00005.html
support.apple.com/kb/HT5485
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15569
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/07/stable-channel-update.html
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code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=130595
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00009.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2843
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cm3r-884x-q828
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
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