CVE-2012-0708

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ole API in the CQOle ActiveX control in cqole.dll in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.9, 7.1.2 before 7.1.2.6, and 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that leverages a RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet function-prototype mismatch.

Published: 2012-04-22 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-0708 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 30.95%, 98th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-0708

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19576 exploit_db edb 2012-07-05 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-0708

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 66.57% 30.95% -35.62%
2 2025-03-30 79.18% 66.57% -12.61%
3 2025-03-29 — 79.18% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-0708

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-0708

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-0708

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.1.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.2 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.4 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.5 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 7.1.2.6 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:7.1.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ibm rational_clearquest 8.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:ibm:rational_clearquest:8.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-0708

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