CVE-2012-5876 describes multiple off-by-one errors in NMMediaServerService.dll within Nero MediaHome 4.5.8.0 and earlier. These flaws allow remote attackers to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service (crash) by sending a long string in the request line or HTTP Referer header to TCP port 54444. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with low attack complexity and no authentication required, but only impacts availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists via ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.5.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nero:mediahome:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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