CVE-2012-2871
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2871
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2012-2871.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2012-2871
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2012-08-31T19:55:01Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T19:01:28Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h.
- References
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/50838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54886
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html
- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930
- http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001
- https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179