CVE-2012-5198

Unspecified vulnerability in HP ArcSight Connector Appliance before 6.3 and ArcSight Logger 5.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unknown vectors.

Published: 2013-02-16 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2012-5198 is rated Moderate Risk (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.79%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5198

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 1.53% 3.79% +2.26%
2 2025-09-20 0.93% 1.53% +0.60%
3 2025-03-30 0.93%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5198

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-2012-5198

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5198

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
hp arcsight_connector_appliance_firmware <= 6.2.0.6244.0 cpe:2.3:o:hp:arcsight_connector_appliance_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp arcsight_connector_appliance_firmware 6.0.0.60023.2 cpe:2.3:o:hp:arcsight_connector_appliance_firmware:6.0.0.60023.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp arcsight_connector_appliance c1400 cpe:2.3:h:hp:arcsight_connector_appliance:c1400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp arcsight_connector_appliance c3400 cpe:2.3:h:hp:arcsight_connector_appliance:c3400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp arcsight_connector_appliance c5400 cpe:2.3:h:hp:arcsight_connector_appliance:c5400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
hp arcsight_logger <= 5.2 cpe:2.3:a:hp:arcsight_logger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5198

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