What is CVE-2012-4980?

CVE-2012-4980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toshiba Configfree Utility, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2012-4980?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Toshiba Configfree Utility

CVE-2012-4980

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in CFProfile.exe in Toshiba ConfigFree Utility 8.0.38 allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-12-27 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.022 (81.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.022 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Toshiba Configfree Utility — versions 8.0.38

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/55644 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78801 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-4980?: CVE-2012-4980 is a high-severity vulnerability in Toshiba Configfree Utility, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2012-4980?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.