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CVE-2012-6307

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6307 describes an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in JPEGsnoop version 1.5.2, stemming from an unspecified issue in how it handles JPEG files. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) could allow an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or having active Metasploit/Nuclei exploits, a Proof-of-Concept for a writeAV crash exists on ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:impulseadventure:jpegsnoop:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21739 · Oct 4, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0556 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 17,808 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 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

exploit-db.com / exploits/21739
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/12/10/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory