CVE-2012-2862
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 allows...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 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
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
CVE-2012-2862- 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 PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
CVE-2012-2862- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2842 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2842- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hhw9-qjhq-g252 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 allows...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.75 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document.
- Record
GHSA-hhw9-qjhq-g252- 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-2012-2862 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Chrome, published August 9, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=137721
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14788
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2862
github.com/advisories/GHSA-hhw9-qjhq-g252