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CVE-2012-2376

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-2376 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the com_print_typeinfo function of PHP 5.4.3 and earlier versions running on Windows, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting specific COM object VARIANT types. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and no authentication required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability was actively exploited in the wild in May 2012, is currently listed on the Hot List as active, and public exploit code is available through ExploitDB, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.4.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0b10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:2.0b10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

10.0HIGH

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
20.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18861 · May 11, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2005 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2012-2376Low

php: Buffer overflow in com_print_typeinfo() by parsing certain variant types

May 19, 2012

References

isc.sans.edu / diary.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/05/20/2
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/75778
exploit-db.com / exploits/18861
Exploit
securitytracker.com / id