CVE-2012-3841

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Untrusted search path vulnerability in KMPlayer 3.2.0.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse ehtrace.dll that is located in the current working directory.

Published: 2012-07-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-3841 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.32%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.46% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. 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-2012-3841

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

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-3841

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 0.86% 3.32% +2.46%
2 2026-03-04 1.07% 0.86% -0.20%
3 2025-03-30 1.07%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-3841

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-2012-3841

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-3841

Impact: Per indicated reference links 1182120 and 1182121, the attack can be leveraged remotely has been scored as such pending clarification of CVE description.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-3841

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
kmplayer kmplayer 3.2.0.19 cpe:2.3:a:kmplayer:kmplayer:3.2.0.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-3841

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