CVE-2012-2896 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the WebGL implementation of Google Chrome versions prior to 22.0.1229.79 on Mac OS X, affecting both Apple and Google Chrome browsers on that platform. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, as it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity and no authentication, potentially leading to a denial of service or other unspecified impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on the KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article identified.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 22.0.1229.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
22.0.1229.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:22.0.1229.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.