Heap-based buffer overflow in ACDSee - CVE-2012-1197
Published: February 18, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44264
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1197
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Integer overflow in the IDE_ACDStd.apl module for ACDSee 14.1 Build 137. A remote attacker can use crafted to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
ACDSee
How to mitigate CVE-2012-1197
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.