CVE-2012-6429: samsung kies

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6429 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in samsung kies. EPSS estimates a 15.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 4 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 04-04-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.