CVE-2012-2856
The PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0...
The PDF functionality 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 vectors that trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The PDF functionality 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 vectors that trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
- Record
CVE-2012-2856- 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
The PDF functionality 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 vectors that trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
- Record
CVE-2012-2856- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-2836 No score
The PDF functionality 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 vectors that trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
- Record
EUVD-2012-2836- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vjvc-36fm-2p4p No score
The PDF functionality in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Mac OS X and Linux, and before 21.0...
The PDF functionality 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 vectors that trigger out-of-bounds write operations.
- Record
GHSA-vjvc-36fm-2p4p- 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-2012-2856 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 1.10%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15053
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=135264
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/07/stable-channel-release.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2856
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vjvc-36fm-2p4p