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CVE-2012-4524

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4524 describes a security bypass vulnerability in xlockmore versions prior to 5.43, specifically affecting the 'dclock' component, and impacts Fedora and Sillycycle distributions. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve high integrity impact, though confidentiality and availability are not affected. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 5.43CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sillycycle:xlockmore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.90%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
85.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0290 is in the 74th percentile among its peer group of 51,466 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091108.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091150.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091709.html
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / security/cve/cve-2012-4524
Broken Link
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-201309-03.xml
Third Party Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/79558
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2012-4524
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/10/17/12
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/56169
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry