CVE-2012-2857
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation in Google...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
CVE-2012-2857- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
CVE-2012-2857- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2837 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2837- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-grq7-vwg7-hvp3 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation in Google...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) DOM implementation 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 or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
GHSA-grq7-vwg7-hvp3- 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-2012-2857 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) 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 1.17%, the 67th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=136235
support.apple.com/kb/HT5642
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15336
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Mar/msg00003.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/07/stable-channel-release.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2857
github.com/advisories/GHSA-grq7-vwg7-hvp3