CVE-2012-1831

Exp

Heap-based buffer overflow in WellinTech KingView 6.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet to TCP port 555.

Published: 2012-07-05 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-1831 is rated High Exploit Risk (88.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.52%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: 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-2012-1831

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19389 exploit_db edb 2012-06-25 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1831

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 2026-05-27 18.59% 18.52% -0.07%
2 2026-03-06 21.99% 18.59% -3.39%
3 2026-01-05 21.99%

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1831

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1831

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1831

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
wellintech kingview <= 6.53 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 6.5.30.2010.18018 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:6.5.30.2010.18018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 6.52 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:6.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 65.30.2010.18018 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:65.30.2010.18018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
wellintech kingview 65.30.17249 cpe:2.3:a:wellintech:kingview:65.30.17249:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1831

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