CVE-2012-4552

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the error function in ssg/ssgParser.cxx in PLIB 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted 3d model file that triggers a long error message, as demonstrated by a .ase file.

Published: 2012-11-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4552 is rated High Exploit Risk (70.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.97%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-4552

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
21831 exploit_db edb 2012-10-09 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4552

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 22.10% 9.97% -12.13%
2 2025-08-16 15.83% 22.10% +6.27%
3 2025-03-30 — 15.83% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4552

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4552

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-4552

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2012-4552 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (plib), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4552
gentoo normal CVE-2012-4552: 1 GLSA(s) (201803-13), 1 atom(s) (media-libs/plib); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2012-4552
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-4552 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (plib), 15 status rows across 15 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): ignored 7, not-affected 6, DNE 1, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-4552

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4552

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
steve_j_baker plib 1.8.5 cpe:2.3:a:steve_j_baker:plib:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4552

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