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CVE-2012-0065

18
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-0065 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the receive_packet function of usbmuxd versions 1.0.5 through 1.0.7, specifically within the libusbmuxd library. This flaw allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a long SerialNumber field in a property list. With a CVSS score of 4.6, this vulnerability is considered medium severity, requiring local access and user interaction for exploitation, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.76%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
51.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0076 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-0065Low

usbmuxd 1.0.7 receive_packet() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Jan 12, 2012

References

git.marcansoft.com
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/25
Patch
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/01/19/26
bugs.gentoo.org / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/47545
Vendor Advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/72546
wiki.mageia.org / en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0228
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/51573