CVE-2012-4924

Exp

Buffer overflow in the CxDbgPrint function in the ipswcom.dll ActiveX component 1.0.0.1 for ASUS Net4Switch 1.0.0020 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long parameter to the Alert method.

Published: 2012-09-15 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4924 is rated High Exploit Risk (91.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 84.28%, 99th percentile). 2 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +4.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-4924

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18538 exploit_db edb 2012-02-29 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4924

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 2026-02-06 79.90% 84.28% +4.38%
2 2025-05-27 83.09% 79.90% -3.19%
3 2025-05-09 — 83.09% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4924

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-2012-4924

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4924

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
asus ipswcom_activex_component 1.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:asus:ipswcom_activex_component:1.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
asus net4switch 1.0.0020 cpe:2.3:a:asus:net4switch:1.0.0020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4924

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