CVE-2012-5126 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Google Chrome versions prior to 23.0.1271.64, specifically related to how plug-in placeholders are handled. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high severity, as it can be exploited remotely without authentication to cause a denial of service and potentially lead to other unspecified impacts. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, readily available exploit code, or inclusion in the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 23.0.1271.62CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23.0.1271.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23.0.1271.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23.0.1271.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23.0.1271.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:23.0.1271.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.