CVE-2012-6568 json
Buffer overflow in the back-end component in Huawei UTPS 1.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a long IDS_PLUGIN_NAME string in a p…
published 2013-06-20 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2012-6415
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Buffer overflow in the back-end component in Huawei UTPS 1.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a long IDS_PLUGIN_NAME string in a plug-in configuration file.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-21988)
- Published
Exploit prediction
0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-21988 Huawei Technologies Internet Mobile - Unicode (SEH) local, 2012-10-15
- packetstormsecurity.org http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/download/116604/huawei-overflow.txt referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2012-6568
- NVD CVE-2012-6568
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