CVE-2012-5520

Exp

The send_to_sourcefire function in manage_sql.c in OpenVAS Manager 3.x before 3.0.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the (1) IP address or (2) port number field in an OMP request.

Published: 2012-11-26 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-5520 is rated High Exploit Risk (74.3/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.13%). 1 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-2012-5520

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-5520

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 2025-08-05 2.05% 2.13% +0.08%
2 2025-03-30 3.72% 2.05% -1.67%
3 2025-03-29 — 3.72% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-5520

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/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:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
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.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-5520

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-5520

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
openvas openvas_manager 3.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:openvas:openvas_manager:3.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-5520

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