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CVE-2012-5896 in the critical feed json

The Annotation Objects Extension ActiveX control in AnnotateX.dll in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier does not properly implement the A…

published 2012-11-17 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-5770

cvss
10.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
68.7%
EPSS 68.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
public exploits
3
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

The Annotation Objects Extension ActiveX control in AnnotateX.dll in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier does not properly implement the Add method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a memory address in the first argument, related to an "uninitialized pointer."

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

68.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • Metasploit exploit/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add Quest InTrust Annotation Objects Uninitialized Pointer metasploit exploit, average rank, 2012-03-28
  • EDB-18735 Quest InTrust - Annotation Objects Uninitialized Pointer (Metasploit) remote, 2012-04-13
  • EDB-18674 Quest InTrust 10.4.x - Annotation Objects ActiveX Control 'AnnotateX.dll' Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution remote, 2012-03-28
  • dev.metasploit.com http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add.rb referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111853/Quest-InTrust-Annotation-Objects-Uninitialized-Pointer.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0153.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52765 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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