# CVE-2012-2819: The texSubImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 does not properly handle uploads to floating-po

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-06-27 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The texSubImage2D implementation in the WebGL subsystem in Google Chrome before 20.0.1132.43 does not properly handle uploads to floating-point textures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted web page, as demonstrated by certain WebGL performance tests, aka rdar problem 11520387.

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## References

- http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=120977
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15075728
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/118410
- http://googlechromereleases.blogspot.com/2012/06/stable-channel-update_26.html
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14938
- http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/117191
- https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85942
- https://chromiumcodereview.appspot.com/10444013

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