CVE-2012-4429

Vino 2.28, 2.32, 3.4.2, and earlier allows remote attackers to read clipboard activity by listening on TCP port 5900.

Published: 2012-10-01 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-4429 is rated Moderate Risk (42.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.60%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4429

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 2025-03-30 1.18% 0.60% -0.58%
2 2025-03-29 0.60% 1.18% +0.58%
3 2025-03-17 0.60%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4429

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4429

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-4429

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-4429 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (vino), 2 status rows across 2 suites (bookworm, bullseye): resolved 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4429
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-4429
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-4429 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (vino), 7 status rows across 7 suites (hardy, lucid, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 4, ignored 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4429

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4429

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
david_king vino <= 3.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 0.12 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 0.14 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.7 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.7.3 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.7.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.7.4 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.7.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.7.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.7.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.7.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.7.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.7.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.8 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.8.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.8.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.9 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.11.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.11.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.11.1.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.11.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.11.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.11.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.11.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.11.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.13.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.14 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.15 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.4 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.17.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.17.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.18 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.18.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.18.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.19.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.19.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.20.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.20.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.3 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.21.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.21.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.22.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.22.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.22.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.22.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.23.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.23.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.24 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.24.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.24.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.3 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.4 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.25.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.25.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.26 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.26.1 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.26.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.26.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.26.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.5 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.90 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.27.92 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.27.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.28 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.28.3 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.28.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.31.4 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.31.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.31.91 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.31.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.32.0 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.32.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
david_king vino 2.32.2 cpe:2.3:a:david_king:vino:2.32.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4429

cvelogic Threat Intelligence