What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-3845?

CVE-2012-3845 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 10.2%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-3845?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-3845. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 10.2%.

Lan Messenger1 2 28 CVE-2012-3845

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-07-03 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Lan Messenger1 2 28

5.0

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.0 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Jul 03, 2012 - 22:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 5.0

DescriptionCVE.org

Buffer overflow in LAN Messenger 1.2.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an initiation request.

AnalysisAI

Buffer overflow in LAN Messenger 1.2.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an initiation request. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.0), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 10.2%.

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. Buffer overflow in LAN Messenger 1.2.28 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in an initiation request. Affected products include: Lan Messenger Lan Messenger1.2.28.

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.