9.8

CVE-2012-0828: gnome gtk Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
Published 21-02-2020Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-0828 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in gnome gtk. EPSS estimates a 4.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-02-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Xchat-WDK before 1499-4 (2012-01-18) xchat 2.8.6 on Maemo architecture could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (xchat client crash) or execute arbitrary code via a UTF-8 line from server containing characters outside of the Basic Multilingual Plane (BMP).

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

4.28%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.28% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.28%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Xchat2 products
  • xchat2.8.6 on Maemo architecture | < 2.8.6
  • xchat-wdk< 1499-4 (2012-01-18)
Gnome1 product
  • gtk2.10.4 | 2.14.7 | 2.18.9 | 2.24.7
Xchat-wdk1 product

3 vendors · 4 products

References

4 links