CVE-2012-2271

Exp

Buffer overflow in the InitLicenKeys function in a certain ActiveX control in SkinCrafter3_vs2005.dll in SkinCrafter 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the first argument (aka the reg_name argument).

Published: 2012-05-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-2271 is rated High Exploit Risk (84.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 41.70%, 97th percentile). 3 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-2012-2271

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
35694 exploit_db edb 2015-01-05 Exploit-DB ↗
18892 exploit_db edb 2012-05-17 Exploit-DB ↗
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2271

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 2026-04-12 50.31% 41.70% -8.62%
2 2026-01-20 52.82% 50.31% -2.51%
3 2025-08-09 — 52.82% —

Full EPSS history (20 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2271

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-2012-2271

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2271

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
skincrafter skincrafter 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:skincrafter:skincrafter:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2271

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