CVE-2012-2859
Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote...
Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-2859- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2012-2859- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2839 No score
Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2839- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xvj-7gv7-6w99 No score
Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote...
Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-8xvj-7gv7-6w99- Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2012-2859 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 1.40%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
