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CVE-2012-6553

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6553 describes a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious Portable Executable (PE) file containing a resource section with excessive tab or line feed characters. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is critical, requiring no authentication and having high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting it is not currently a high-profile threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.6.0.92CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:angusj:resource_hacker:3.6.0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0547 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 8,914 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

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

secunia.com / advisories/49217
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75738
waleedassar.blogspot.com / 2012/05/resource-hacker-heap-overflow.html
Exploit
securityfocus.com / bid/53608