CVE-2012-6558
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.3
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in HeavenTools PE Explorer 1.99 R6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size value for a string in the resource section of a Portable Executable (PE) file.
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.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| heaventools | pe_explorer | 1.99.6 | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49239
- http://waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/pe-explorer-heap-overflow-vulnerability.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53618
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75742
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49239
- http://waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/pe-explorer-heap-overflow-vulnerability.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53618
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75742
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.