$ cve CVE-2012-0266 JSON

CVE-2012-0266 EXPLOIT

9.3

HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 42.3% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTR ActiveX control before 2.0.4.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long bstrUrl parameter to the StartModule method, (2) a long bstrParams parameter to the Check method, a long bstrUrl parameter to the (3) Download or (4) DownloadModule method during construction of a .ntr pathname, or a long bstrUrl parameter to the (5) Download or (6) DownloadModule method during construction of a URL.

Scoring

CVSS	9.3 (HIGH, v2.0)
Vector	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS	42.28% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
Weakness	CWE-119
On CISA KEV	no
Public exploit	yes
Published	2012-01-15
Last modified	2026-06-16

Affected (1)

Vendor	Product
ntrglobal	ntr activex control

Public exploits

Source	Title	Date
exploit-db	NTR - ActiveX Control 'Check()' Method Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)	2012-10-10

References

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