What is CVE-2012-5867?

CVE-2012-5867 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ht Editor Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2012-5867?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2012-5867 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Ht Editor Project

CVE-2012-5867

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.022 (80.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ht_editor_project Ht_editor — versions 2.0.20
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-5867?: CVE-2012-5867 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ht Editor Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2012-5867?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2012-5867 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.