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CVE-2012-4050


Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Google Chrome OS before 21.0.1180.50 on the Cr-48 and Samsung Series 5 and 5 550 Chromebook platforms, and the Samsung Chromebox Series 3, have unknown impact and attack vectors.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-4050 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from google, from google, from samsung and 2 others, 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

2012-07-24T19:55:03.173

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System google chrome_os ≤ 21.0.1180.49 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.0 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.1 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.2 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.3 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.4 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.5 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.6 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.7 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.8 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.9 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.10 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.11 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.13 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.14 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.15 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.17 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.18 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.31 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.32 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.33 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.34 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.35 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.36 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.37 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.38 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.39 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.41 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.46 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.47 Yes
Operating System google chrome_os 21.0.1180.48 Yes
Hardware google cr-48_chromebook - No
Hardware samsung chromebox_3 - No
Hardware samsung series_5_550_chromebook - No
Hardware samsung series_5_chromebook - No

References

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 google'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.