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CVE-2012-2824

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v2.0 Published 2012-06-27
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 20.0.1132.42 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to SVG painting.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome versions before 20.0.1132.43 allows remote attackers to exploit memory corruption during SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) painting operations, potentially leading to denial of service or arbitrary code execution.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome to version 20.0.1132.43 or later to patch the use-after-free vulnerability in the SVG rendering engine.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ChromeWeb browser
Affected:<= 20.0.1132.42= 20.0.1132.0= 20.0.1132.1= 20.0.1132.2= 20.0.1132.3= 20.0.1132.4= 20.0.1132.5= 20.0.1132.6= 20.0.1132.7= 20.0.1132.8= 20.0.1132.9= 20.0.1132.10
Iphone OsOperating system
Affected:<= 6.0.2= 6.0= 6.0.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Check Google Chrome version
    Navigate to chrome://version or click Help > About Google Chrome to view the installed version number
    Affected if The displayed version is 20.0.1132.42 or lower, or specifically one of the affected builds (20.0.1132.0 through 20.0.1132.10)
  2. Check Apple iPhone OS version
    On the iPhone, go to Settings > General > About to view the iOS version
    Affected if The iOS version is 6.0.2 or lower, specifically versions 6.0, 6.0.1, or 6.0.2
  3. Verify SVG content is being processed
    The vulnerability triggers during SVG rendering. Any browsing activity that loads SVG images, SVG-based web pages, or HTML content with inline SVG will exercise the vulnerable code path
    Affected if SVG content is being rendered in a Chrome browser <= 20.0.1132.42 or on an iPhone with iOS <= 6.0.2

You are affected if you are running Google Chrome version 20.0.1132.42 or lower (including builds 20.0.1132.0 through 20.0.1132.10) or Apple iPhone OS version 6.0.2 or lower (versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2) while viewing any SVG content in the browser.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 20.0.1132.42
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome to version 20.0.1132.43 or later to patch the use-after-free vulnerability in the SVG rendering engine.

Fix this in Chrome Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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