CVE-2012-2868

MediumCVSS 6.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Race condition in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving improper interaction between worker processes and an XMLHttpRequest (aka XHR) object.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.8/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2012
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2012-2868: Medium severity, CVSS 6.8 | Vulnix