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CVE-2012-4903

MEDIUM · 5.0 CVSS v2.0 Published 2012-09-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 18.0.1025306 or later.
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59/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Google Chrome before 18.0.1025308 on Android does not properly restrict access to file: URLs, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by obtaining credential data, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-4906.

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 · moderate confidence

Google Chrome versions prior to 18.0.1025308 on Android improperly restrict access to file: URLs, allowing remote attackers to potentially obtain sensitive information such as credential data from the local device file system through unspecified attack vectors.

MitigationUpdate Google Chrome for Android to version 18.0.1025308 or later to obtain the patched version that properly restricts file: URL access.

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:<= 18.0.1025306

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
None
Availability
None

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

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm Google Chrome is installed on the Android device
    Navigate to Settings > Apps on the Android device and verify Google Chrome appears in the application list
    Affected if Google Chrome is not installed on the device
  2. Determine the installed version of Google Chrome for Android
    Open Google Chrome, tap the menu (three dots), select Settings, then select About Chrome to view the exact version number
    Affected if Cannot retrieve the version number from the About Chrome page
  3. Compare installed version against the affected range
    Check if the version number is 18.0.1025306 or lower. Versions prior to 18.0.1025308 are affected by this vulnerability
    Affected if The installed version is 18.0.1025306 or any version lower than 18.0.1025308

The device is affected if Google Chrome for Android version 18.0.1025306 or earlier is installed

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 18.0.1025306
Interim mitigation

Update Google Chrome for Android to version 18.0.1025308 or later to obtain the patched version that properly restricts file: URL access.

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