What is the CVSS score of CVE-2012-6042?

CVE-2012-6042 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. EPSS exploitation probability: 8.0%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2012-6042?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2012-6042. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 8.0%.

Gpsmapedit CVE-2012-6042

MEDIUM

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2012-11-26 cve@mitre.org

Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Gpsmapedit

4.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

4.3 MEDIUM

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Nov 26, 2012 - 22:55 cve.org

MEDIUM 4.3

DescriptionCVE.org

GPSMapEdit 1.1.73.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a lst file.

AnalysisAI

GPSMapEdit 1.1.73.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a lst file. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch 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. GPSMapEdit 1.1.73.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a lst file. Affected products include: Geopainting Gpsmapedit.

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.