CVE-2012-2849
Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux,...
Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted image.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted image.
- Record
CVE-2012-2849- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-189
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted image.
- Record
CVE-2012-2849- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2829 No score
Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted image.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2829- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g9cq-8v4g-hcfw No score
Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux,...
Off-by-one error in the GIF decoder in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0.1180.60 on Windows and Chrome Frame, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted image.
- Record
GHSA-g9cq-8v4g-hcfw- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-2849 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Google Chrome, published August 6, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.18%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
