Skip to content
Fencer Intel
critical 9.3

CVE-2012-5324 json

Multiple buffer overflows in the Pdf Printer Preferences ActiveX Control in pdfxctrl.dll in Tracker Software PDF-XChange 3.60.0128 allow re…

published 2012-10-08 14 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5247

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Multiple buffer overflows in the Pdf Printer Preferences ActiveX Control in pdfxctrl.dll in Tracker Software PDF-XChange 3.60.0128 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) sub_path parameter to the StoreInRegistry function or (2) sub_key parameter to the InitFromRegistry function.

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-18427)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-18427 Tracker Software pdfSaver ActiveX 3.60 - 'pdfxctrl.dll' Stack Buffer Overflow (SEH) (PoC) dos, 2012-01-29
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51712 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • zeroscience.mk http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5067.php 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

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.