CVE-2012-1222

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in RabidHamster R2/Extreme 1.65 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 23.

Published: 2012-02-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1222 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.71%, 91th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-1222

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1222

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 2026-03-28 8.55% 6.71% -1.84%
2 2026-01-12 9.93% 8.55% -1.38%
3 2025-10-22 — 9.93% —

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1222

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 6.8 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1222

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1222

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
rabidhamster r2\/extreme <= 1.65 cpe:2.3:a:rabidhamster:r2\/extreme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
rabidhamster r2\/extreme 1.51 cpe:2.3:a:rabidhamster:r2\/extreme:1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1222

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