CVE-2012-4515

Use-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3,...

6.8 MediumPublic exploit

Use-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3, when the context menu is shown, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by accessing an iframe when it is being updated.

Exploit likelihood

6.44%Up 1.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.8

Record: CVE-2012-4515
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-399
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-4515
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4444 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-4444
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3cmm-g83j-44q7 No score

Use-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3,...

Record: GHSA-3cmm-g83j-44q7
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Konqueror 4.7.3 - Memory Corruption	2012-11-01

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-4515 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Kde, published November 11, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.44%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.