CVE-2012-2915

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in Lattice Semiconductor PAC-Designer 6.2.1344 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in a Value tag in a SymbolicSchematicData definition tag in PAC Design (.pac) file.

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-2012-2915 is rated High Exploit Risk (81.5/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 29.47%, 98th percentile). 2 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-2012-2915

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
19175 exploit_db edb 2012-06-17 Exploit-DB ↗
19006 exploit_db edb 2012-06-07 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-2915

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 66.07% 29.47% -36.61%
2 2025-03-30 68.66% 66.07% -2.58%
3 2025-03-29 — 68.66% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-2915

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-2012-2915

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-2915

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
lattice_semiconductor pac-designer 6.2.1344 cpe:2.3:a:lattice_semiconductor:pac-designer:6.2.1344:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-2915

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