CVE-2012-4992

Exp

Multiple buffer overflows in FlashFXP.exe in FlashFXP 4.2 allow remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long unicode string to (1) TListbox or (2) TComboBox.

Published: 2012-09-19 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-4992 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.9/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 17.69%, 97th percentile). 4 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-2012-4992

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18555 exploit_db edb 2012-03-03 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4992

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 44.60% 17.69% -26.91%
2 2026-05-21 52.52% 44.60% -7.91%
3 2025-03-30 — 52.52% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-4992

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-4992

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-4992

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
flashfxp flashfxp 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:flashfxp:flashfxp:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-4992

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