CVE-2012-2271

critical

Published 2012-05-21 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

Description

Buffer overflow in the InitLicenKeys function in a certain ActiveX control in SkinCrafter3_vs2005.dll in SkinCrafter 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the first argument (aka the reg_name argument).

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-18892 local windows verified

saurabh sharma · 2012-05-17

SkinCrafter ActiveX Control 3.0 - Local Buffer Overflow

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

EDB-35694 remote windows

metacom · 2015-01-05

SkinCrafter3 vs2005 3.8.1.0 - Multiple ActiveX Buffer Overflows

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
skincrafter	skincrafter	`3.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.