CVE-2012-0243 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in bwocxrun.ocx in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the ability to write arbitrary content to any pathname.

Published: 2012-02-21

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 4.1% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:advantech:advantech_webaccess:5.0:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-0279	Buffer overflow in an ActiveX control in bwocxrun.ocx in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging the ability to write arbitrary content to any pathname.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04123.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52051
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf

History

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Subscriptions

Advantech Advantech Webaccess

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2012-02-21T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:16:20.147Z

Reserved: 2011-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-0243

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-02-21T13:31:57.237

Modified: 2026-06-16T23:36:58.503

Link: CVE-2012-0243

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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

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