CVE-2012-4515

Summary

CVECVE-2012-4515
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-11 13:00:00 UTC
Updated2012-11-12 21:15:00 UTC
DescriptionUse-after-free vulnerability in khtml/rendering/render_replaced.cpp in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3, when the context menu is shown, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by accessing an iframe when it is being updated.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-399

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Kde Kde 4.7.3 All All All
Operating System Kde Kde 4.7.3 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
quickgit.kde.org/index.php CONFIRM quickgit.kde.org Exploit
20121030 Medium risk security flaws in Konqueror BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
Security Advisory SA51145 - Red Hat update for kdelibs - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Re: Pre-advisory for Konqueror 4.7.3 (other versions may be affected) MLIST www.openwall.com
www.nth-dimension.org.uk/pub/NDSA20121010.txt.asc MISC www.nth-dimension.org.uk Exploit
Security Advisory SA51097 - KDE kdelibs Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
oss-security - Medium risk security flaws in Konqueror MLIST www.openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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