What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-1907?

CVE-2012-1907 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-1907?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-1907. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.2%.

Privawall Antivirus CVE-2012-1907

MEDIUM

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)

2012-03-28 cve@mitre.org

Privilege Escalation Microsoft Privawall Antivirus

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Mar 28, 2012 - 10:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

The scanner engine in PrivaWall Antivirus 5.6 and earlier does not recognize the Office XML (aka Open Document XML) file format, which allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted file embedded in a WordML document.

AnalysisAI

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-264. The scanner engine in PrivaWall Antivirus 5.6 and earlier does not recognize the Office XML (aka Open Document XML) file format, which allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted file embedded in a WordML document. Affected products include: Privawall Privawall Antivirus.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.