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CVE-2012-5520

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-5520 describes a command injection vulnerability in the send_to_sourcefire function of OpenVAS Manager 3.x prior to version 3.0.4. Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by manipulating the IP address or port number fields within an OMP request. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified, and community discussion is minimal, the vulnerability's nature poses a significant risk if exploited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.5HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
86.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0305 is in the 75th 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

archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0047.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0055.html
archives.neohapsis.com / archives/bugtraq/2012-11/0059.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/12
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/11/13/9
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/11
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/11/14/5
secunia.com / advisories/49128
wald.intevation.org / scm/viewvc.php
openvas.org / OVSA20121112.html
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/56497