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title: "CVE-2012-2807\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2012-2807

Publication date 27 June 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Multiple integer overflows in libxml2, as used in Google Chrome before
20.0.1132.43 and other products, on 64-bit Linux platforms allow remote
attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other
impact via unknown vectors.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| libxml2 | 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 2.7.8.dfsg-5.1ubuntu4.2 |
| 11.10 oneiric | Fixed 2.7.8.dfsg-4ubuntu0.4 |
| 11.04 natty | Fixed 2.7.8.dfsg-2ubuntu0.5 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Fixed 2.7.6.dfsg-1ubuntu1.6 |
| 8.04 LTS hardy | Fixed 2.6.31.dfsg-2ubuntu1.10 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-2807?format=md#patch-details)

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| libxml2 | * Vendor:   <http://git.chromium.org/gitweb/?p=chromium/src.git;a=patch;h=f183580d61c054f7f6bb35cfe29e1b342390fbebcd> * Upstream:   [?id=459](http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=459eeb9dc752d5185f57ff6b135027f11981a626) * Upstream:   [?id=4f9](http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=4f9fdc709c4861c390cd84e2ed1fd878b3442e28) * Upstream:   [?id=baa](http://git.gnome.org/browse/libxml2/commit/?id=baaf03f80f817bb34c421421e6cb4d68c353ac9a) |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2807)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2807)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2012-2807)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-2807)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-1587-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-1587-1)
+ libxml2 vulnerability
+ 27 September 2012

### Other references

* <http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/06/stable-channel-update_26.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2807>