CVE-2012-4924

Ipswcom Activex Component vulnerability

CVSS

9.3

EPSS

36.3%

EPSS pct

98th

Exploited

No known

Buffer overflow in the CxDbgPrint function in the ipswcom.dll ActiveX component 1.0.0.1 for ASUS Net4Switch 1.0.0020 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the Alert method.

Affected vendor

Asus

Affected product

Ipswcom Activex Component

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within Memory Bounds

Published

2012-09-15

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, medium attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to complete impact to confidentiality, complete impact to integrity, complete impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 36.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 98% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2012-4924

Confirm whether Asus Ipswcom Activex Component is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2012-4924.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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