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CVE-2012-4512
The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and…
High8.8EPSS 11.7%
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- redhat
Description
The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face source, related to "type confusion."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.7% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
Affected products
KDE · Konqueror
- affected 4.7.3
References (11)
- http://www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://em386.blogspot.com/2010/12/webkit-css-type-confusion.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0005.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/11/11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/30/6 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://quickgit.kde.org/index.php?p=kdelibs.git&a=commitdiff&h=a872c8a969a8bd3706253d6ba24088e4f07f3352 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1416.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1418.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027709 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51097 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51145 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .