01 Record
CVE-2012-6558
Heap-based buffer overflow in HeavenTools PE Explorer 1.99 R6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size value for a string in the resource section of a Portable Executable (PE)
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in HeavenTools PE Explorer 1.99 R6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size value for a string in the resource section of a Portable Executable (PE)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-05-23 15:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 21:36Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-05-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e6679e2bd99437ed66273cc28a0c3a7ee06abbfdb93f99de622f23de0876f22c
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- secunia.com49239http://secunia.com/advisories/49239
- waleedassar.blogspot.comhttp://waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/pe-explorer-heap-overflow-vulnerability.html
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.compe-explorer-pe-bo(75742)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75742
- www.securityfocus.com53618http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53618