What is CVE-2012-6042?

CVE-2012-6042 is a vulnerability in Geopainting Gpsmapedit, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-11-26.

Is CVE-2012-6042 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Geopainting Gpsmapedit

CVE-2012-6042

GPSMapEdit 1.1.73.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a lst file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.021 (79.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Geopainting Gpsmapedit — versions 1.1.73.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

MrTuxracer/advisories

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6042?: CVE-2012-6042 is a vulnerability in Geopainting Gpsmapedit, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2012-11-26.
Is CVE-2012-6042 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.