What is CVE-2012-1831?

CVE-2012-1831 is a vulnerability in Wellintech Kingview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-07-05.

Is CVE-2012-1831 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Wellintech Kingview

CVE-2012-1831

Heap-based buffer overflow in WellinTech KingView 6.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet to TCP port 555.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2012-07-05 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 10.0 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.159 (96.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.159 · newest: 0.159 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Wellintech Kingview — versions 3.0, 6.5.30.2010.18018, 6.52

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Astrowmist/POC-CVE-2012-1831

References

www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-185-01.pdf (US Government Resource, Patch)
www.wellintech.com/index.php/news/33-patch-for-kingview653 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-1831?: CVE-2012-1831 is a vulnerability in Wellintech Kingview, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-07-05.
Is CVE-2012-1831 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.