CVE-2012-5324

Exp

Multiple buffer overflows in the Pdf Printer Preferences ActiveX Control in pdfxctrl.dll in Tracker Software PDF-XChange 3.60.0128 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) sub_path parameter to the StoreInRegistry function or (2) sub_key parameter to the InitFromRegistry function.

Published: 2012-10-08 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5324 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.28%, 93th percentile). 4 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-5324

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
18427 exploit_db edb 2012-01-29 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5324

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 21.97% 6.28% -15.69%
2 2026-06-09 26.92% 21.97% -4.95%
3 2025-03-30 — 26.92% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5324

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-2012-5324

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5324

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tracker-software pdf-xchange 3.60.0128 cpe:2.3:a:tracker-software:pdf-xchange:3.60.0128:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5324

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