{
    "id": "CVE-2012-5896",
    "published": "2012-11-17 21:55:04",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-16 23:47:32",
    "cvss_score": "10.0",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "2.0",
    "cvss_vector": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
    "cwe": null,
    "description": "The Annotation Objects Extension ActiveX control in AnnotateX.dll in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier does not properly implement the Add method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a memory address in the first argument, related to an \"uninitialized pointer.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.69387",
    "epss_percentile": "0.99341",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:11",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "quest",
            "product": "intrust"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18735",
            "title": "Quest InTrust - Annotation Objects Uninitialized Pointer (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2012-04-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18735"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "18674",
            "title": "Quest InTrust 10.4.x - Annotation Objects ActiveX Control 'AnnotateX.dll' Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2012-03-28",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18674"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0153.html",
        "http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add.rb",
        "http://osvdb.org/80662",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111312/Quest-InTrust-10.4.x-Annotation-Objects-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111853/Quest-InTrust-Annotation-Objects-Uninitialized-Pointer.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/48566",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18674",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52765",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74448",
        "http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0153.html",
        "http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add.rb",
        "http://osvdb.org/80662",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111312/Quest-InTrust-10.4.x-Annotation-Objects-Code-Execution.html",
        "http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111853/Quest-InTrust-Annotation-Objects-Uninitialized-Pointer.html",
        "http://secunia.com/advisories/48566",
        "http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18674",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52765",
        "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74448"
    ]
}