CVE-2012-2871 describes a vulnerability in libxml2 versions 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, affecting products like Google Chrome and Apple's iPhone OS, where improper handling of XSL transforms can lead to a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.8 (medium severity), this vulnerability can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially resulting in partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog, though it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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