CVE-2012-5115
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 on Mac OS X does not properly mitigate improper write behavior...
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 on Mac OS X does not properly mitigate improper write behavior in graphics drivers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger "wild writes."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 on Mac OS X does not properly mitigate improper write behavior in graphics drivers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger "wild writes."
- Record
CVE-2012-5115- 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 ListNo score
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 on Mac OS X does not properly mitigate improper write behavior in graphics drivers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger "wild writes."
- Record
CVE-2012-5115- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5038No score
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 on Mac OS X does not properly mitigate improper write behavior in graphics drivers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger "wild writes."
- Record
EUVD-2012-5038- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rfq2-862j-64c2No score
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 on Mac OS X does not properly mitigate improper write behavior...
Google Chrome before 23.0.1271.64 on Mac OS X does not properly mitigate improper write behavior in graphics drivers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors that trigger "wild writes."
- Record
GHSA-rfq2-862j-64c2- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5115 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Google Chrome, published November 7, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/56413
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79861
osvdb.org/87084
googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/11/stable-channel-release-and-beta-channel.html
code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=149904
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5115
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rfq2-862j-64c2