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CVE-2018-12897 json

SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-4850

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

SolarWinds DameWare Mini Remote Control before 12.1 has a Buffer Overflow.

Patch / fix

  • solarwinds dameware_mini_remote_control 12.1

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-47126)

Exploit prediction

1.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-47126 DameWare Remote Support 12.0.0.509 - 'Host' Buffer Overflow (SEH) local, 2019-07-16
  • labs.nettitude.com https://labs.nettitude.com/blog/solarwinds-cve-2018-12897-dameware-mini-remote-control-local-seh-buffer-overflow/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

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

References

Sources

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