Buffer overflow in Rabidhamster R2\/extreme

CVE-2012-1222

Stack-based buffer overflow in RabidHamster R2/Extreme 1.65 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 23.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2012-02-21 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 8.5 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.038 (89.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rabidhamster R2\/extreme — versions 1.51

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

osvdb.org/79093 (vdb-entry)
secunia.com/advisories/47966 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73113 (vdb-entry)
aluigi.org/adv/r2_1-adv.txt (Exploit)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/52061 (vdb-entry)