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critical 9.3

CVE-2012-5306 in the critical feed json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SelectDirectory method in DcsCliCtrl.dll in Camera Stream Client ActiveX Control, as used in D-Link DCS-…

published 2012-10-06 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5229

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
12.1%
EPSS 12.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SelectDirectory method in DcsCliCtrl.dll in Camera Stream Client ActiveX Control, as used in D-Link DCS-5605 PTZ IP Network Camera, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string argument.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18673)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

12.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18673 D-Link DCS-5605 Network Surveillance - ActiveX Control 'DcsCliCtrl.dll' lstrcpyW Remote Buffer Overflow remote, 2012-03-28
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0154.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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