What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-5468?

CVE-2012-5468 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 6.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-5468?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-5468. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 6.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2012-5468?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2012-5468. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Bogofilter CVE-2012-5468

HIGH

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-12-18 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service RCE Bogofilter

7.5

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 18, 2012 - 01:55 cve.org

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an email containing a base64 string that is decoded to incomplete multibyte characters.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

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. Heap-based buffer overflow in iconvert.c in the bogolexer component in Bogofilter before 1.2.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an email containing a base64 string that is decoded to incomplete multibyte characters. Affected products include: Bogofilter Project Bogofilter. Version information: before 1.2.3.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.