What is CVE-2012-3806?

CVE-2012-3806 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Kies, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2012-3806?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Samsung Kies

CVE-2012-3806

Samsung Kies before 2.5.0.12094_27_11 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability which could allow remote attackers to perform a denial of service.

Published 2020-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.037 (89.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Kies

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/55936 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2012-3806 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/65612 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-3806?: CVE-2012-3806 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Kies, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2020-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2012-3806?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.