What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-2277?

CVE-2012-2277 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 17.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-2277?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-2277. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 17.0%.

Documentum Information Rights Management CVE-2012-2277

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-05-14 security_alert@emc.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Documentum Information Rights Management

7.8

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

May 14, 2012 - 22:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

The IRM Server in EMC Documentum Information Rights Management 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before 5.0.1030 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pvcontrol.exe process hang) via \n (line feed) characters in the Id fields of many "batch begin untethered" commands.

AnalysisAI

The IRM Server in EMC Documentum Information Rights Management 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before 5.0.1030 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pvcontrol.exe process hang) via \n. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 17.0%.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. The IRM Server in EMC Documentum Information Rights Management 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before 5.0.1030 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pvcontrol.exe process hang) via \n (line feed) characters in the Id fields of many "batch begin untethered" commands. Affected products include: Emc Documentum Information Rights Management. Version information: before 4.7.0100.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.