HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

published 2020-01-23 6 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5745

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
public exploits: 0; none known

Exploit prediction

2.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/15 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/15
exploit, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/47095
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2012-5867
NVD CVE-2012-5867

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.

Summary