CVE-2012-4924 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the ipswcom.dll ActiveX component (version 1.0.0.1) of ASUS Net4Switch 1.0.0020. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long parameter to the Alert method. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it has medium attack complexity. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a clear path for exploitation. Despite the availability of exploit code, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and community discussion or media coverage is minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asus:ipswcom_activex_component:1.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.0.0020CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:asus:net4switch:1.0.0020:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.