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CVE-2012-0266

71
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0266 describes multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTR ActiveX control prior to version 2.0.4.8. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems through specially crafted long parameters to various methods like StartModule, Check, Download, or DownloadModule. While not listed on the KEV catalog, public exploit code, including a Metasploit module, is available, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.1.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ntrglobal:ntr_activex_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
42.09%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: NTR ActiveX Control Check() Method Buffer Overflow · Jan 11, 2012
ExploitDB: EDB-21841 · Oct 10, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.4209 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0074.html
osvdb.org / 78252
secunia.com / advisories/45166
secunia.com / secunia_research/2012-1
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/72291
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/72292
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/72293
exploit-db.com / exploits/21841