What is CVE-2012-6553?

CVE-2012-6553 is a vulnerability in Angusj Resource Hacker, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-05-23.

Is CVE-2012-6553 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Angusj Resource Hacker

CVE-2012-6553

Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2013-05-23 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.055 (92.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.055 · newest: 0.055 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Angusj Resource Hacker — versions 3.6.0.92

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/resource-hacker-heap-overflow.html (Exploit)
secunia.com/advisories/49217 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/53608 (vdb-entry)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75738 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6553?: CVE-2012-6553 is a vulnerability in Angusj Resource Hacker, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2013-05-23.
Is CVE-2012-6553 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.