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CVE-2012-4552

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-4552 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the ssgParser.cxx error function within PLIB 1.8.5, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through crafted 3D model files, such as .ase files. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and could lead to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a local buffer overflow exploit for PLIB 1.8.5 is available on ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:steve_j_baker:plib:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.97%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-21831 · Oct 9, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0997 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091932.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091937.html
lists.fedoraproject.org / pipermail/package-announce/2012-November/091964.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
secunia.com / advisories/51340
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/10/29/9
osvdb.org / 87001