CVE-2012-0429

dhost in NetIQ eDirectory 8.8.6.x before 8.8.6.7 and 8.8.7.x before 8.8.7.2 on Windows allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted characters in an HTTP request.

Published: 2012-12-25 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0429 is rated Moderate Risk (44.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.88%). EPSS rose +1.25% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0429

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.62% 1.88% +1.25%
2 2025-03-30 0.69% 0.62% -0.06%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.69% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0429

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0429

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0429

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microfocus edirectory 8.8.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.6.0:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.6.1:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.6.2 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.6.2:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.6.3:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.6.4 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.6.4:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.6.5 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.6.5:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.6.6 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.6.6:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.7.0:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
microfocus edirectory 8.8.7.1 cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:edirectory:8.8.7.1:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0429

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