CVE-2012-5134
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0...
6.8 MediumFix available
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
Exploit likelihood
4.38%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
- Record
CVE-2012-5134- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
- Record
CVE-2012-5134- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5057 No score
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5057- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j7mm-3m3p-jw5x No score
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0...
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
- Record
GHSA-j7mm-3m3p-jw5x- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
- Record
CVE-2012-5134- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2012-5134 No score
Heap-based buffer underflow in the xmlParseAttValueComplex function in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.0 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.91 and other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted entities in an XML document.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5134- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1 No score
chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the chromedriver-55.0.2883.75-3.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10171-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1 No score
libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libxml2-2-2.9.4-1.22 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10192-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10228-1 No score
python-libxml2-2.9.4-1.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the python-libxml2-2.9.4-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10228-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1 No score
ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ungoogled-chromium-113.0.5672.92-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libxml2Debian:12 |
before 2.8.0+dfsg1-7 | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7 |
libxml2Debian:13 |
before 2.8.0+dfsg1-7 | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7 |
libxml2Debian:14 |
before 2.8.0+dfsg1-7 | 2.8.0+dfsg1-7 |
libxml2Debian:6.0 |
before 2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze6, plus listed versions 2.7.8.dfsg-22.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze12.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze22.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze32.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze42.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze5 |
2.7.8.dfsg-2+squeeze6 |
libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 | 0:2.6.26-2.1.15.el5_8.6 |
libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-pythonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 | 0:2.7.6-8.el6_3.4 |
mingw32-libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
mingw32-libxml2-staticRed Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation |
before 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 | 0:2.7.6-6.el6_3 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 55.0.2883.75-3.1 | 55.0.2883.75-3.1 |
libxml2openSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.9.4-1.22 | 2.9.4-1.22 |
python-libxml2openSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 2.9.4-1.4 | 2.9.4-1.4 |
chromiumopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 113.0.5672.92-1.1 | 113.0.5672.92-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5134 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Chrome, published November 28, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.38%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in libxml2 2.8.0+dfsg1-7.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=880466
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00002.html
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/11/stable-channel-update.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0217.html
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ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1656-1
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2580
support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80294
securitytracker.com/id?1027815
secunia.com/advisories/54886
securityfocus.com/bid/56684
git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit?id=6a36fbe3b3e001a8a840b5c1fdd81cefc9947f0d
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:056
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=158249
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5134
github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7mm-3m3p-jw5x
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5134
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1512
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2012/rhsa-2012_1512.json
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5134
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3015
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