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CVE-2012-2871

libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-2871 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from apple, from google, from xmlsoft organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2012-08-31T19:55:01.123

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	≤ 6.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.4	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	1.1.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	2.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.1.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	3.2.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.2.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.2.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.2.8	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.3.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.3.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.3.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.3.3	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	4.3.5	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	5.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	5.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	5.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	5.1.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	6.0	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	6.0.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	6.0.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	6.1	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	6.1.2	Yes
Operating System	apple	iphone_os	6.1.3	Yes
Application	google	chrome	≤ 21.0.1180.88	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.0	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.1	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.2	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.31	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.32	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.33	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.34	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.35	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.36	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.37	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.38	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.39	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.41	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.46	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.47	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.48	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.49	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.50	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.51	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.52	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.53	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.54	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.55	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.56	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.57	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.59	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.60	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.61	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.62	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.63	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.64	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.68	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.69	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.70	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.71	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.72	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.73	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.74	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.75	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.76	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.77	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.78	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.79	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.80	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.81	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.82	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.83	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.84	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.85	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.86	Yes
Application	google	chrome	21.0.1180.87	Yes
Application	xmlsoft	libxml2	≤ 2.9.0	Yes

References

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673 ([email protected])
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html ([email protected])
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html ([email protected])
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/50838 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 ([email protected])
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930 ([email protected])
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 ([email protected])
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555 ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164 ([email protected])
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179 ([email protected])
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=138673 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/08/stable-channel-update_30.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00009.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00006.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00030.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/50838 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/54886 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?r1=56276&r2=149930 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://src.chromium.org/viewvc/chrome/trunk/src/third_party/libxml/src/include/libxml/tree.h?view=log (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5934 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6001 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2555 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:164 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10824157 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78179 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For apple's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.