CVE-2012-4512

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-04-23. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 12%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face source, related to "type confusion."

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
95.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

February 8, 2020

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (22)

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatkdelibs-6:4.3.4-14.el6_3.22012-10-30redhat
redhatpatch2012-10-30redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-22406
    First seen Nov 1, 2012

    Konqueror 4.7.3 - Memory Corruption

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2012-4512?
CVE-2012-4512 is a high vulnerability published on February 8, 2020. The CSS parser (khtml/css/cssparser.cpp) in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via a crafted font face source, related to "type confusion."
When was CVE-2012-4512 disclosed?
CVE-2012-4512 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 8, 2020, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2012-4512 actively exploited?
CVE-2012-4512 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 95.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4512?
CVE-2012-4512 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2012-4512?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2012-4512, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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