What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-4513?

CVE-2012-4513 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.4 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 15.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-4513?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-4513. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 15.1%.

Kde CVE-2012-4513

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-11-11 secalert@redhat.com

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Kde

6.4

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.4 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 11, 2012 - 13:00 cve.org

MEDIUM 6.4

DescriptionCVE.org

AnalysisAI

khtml/imload/scaledimageplane.h in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via large canvas dimensions, which leads to an. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and EPSS exploitation probability 15.1%.

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. khtml/imload/scaledimageplane.h in Konqueror in KDE 4.7.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly read memory via large canvas dimensions, which leads to an unexpected sign extension and a heap-based buffer over-read. Affected products include: Kde.

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.