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TI-2012-02475 Aliases CVE-2012-2859GHSA-8xvj-7gv7-6w99

Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows…

Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.57 on Linux does not properly handle tabs, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.014 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 25

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 21.0.1180.56VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.0VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.1VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.2VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.31VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.32VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.33VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.34VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.35VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.36VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 21.0.1180.56 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.0 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.1 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.2 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.31 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.32 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.33 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.34 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.35 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.36 Vulnerable ·Google
Show 15 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.37VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.38VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.39VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.41VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.46VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.47VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.48VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.49VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.50VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.51VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.52VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.53VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.54VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:*21.0.1180.55VulnerableGoogle
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onLinux
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.37 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.38 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.39 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.41 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.46 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.47:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.47 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.48:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.48 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.49:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.49 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.50 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.51 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.52 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.53 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.54 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:chrome:21.0.1180.55:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.0.1180.55 Vulnerable ·Google
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2859
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xvj-7gv7-6w99

References

Other 2

  • TI-2025-09686 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-07390 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04898 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04600 Type confusion in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2024-04346 Use after free in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2023-05824 Integer overflow in Google Chrome KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
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Sources

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