CVE-2012-6129

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in utp.cpp in libutp, as used in Transmission before 2.74 and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted "micro transport protocol packets."

Published: 2013-04-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6129 is rated High Exploit Risk (73.6/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.68%). 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-2012-6129

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6129

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 2025-03-30 3.63% 2.68% -0.95%
2 2025-03-29 2.68% 3.63% +0.95%
3 2025-03-19 — 2.68% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6129

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-2012-6129

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-6129

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2012-6129 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (transmission), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-6129
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-6129 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (transmission), 6 status rows across 6 suites (hardy, lucid, oneiric, precise, quantal, upstream): released 4, ignored 1, not-affected 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-6129

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2012-6129

Impact: Per http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1747-1/ "A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: Ubuntu 12.10 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Ubuntu 11.10" Per https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=909934 " This issue affects the version of the transmission package, as shipped with Fedora release of 16. Please schedule an update."

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6129

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
transmissionbt transmission <= 2.73 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.1 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.2 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.3 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.4 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.5 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.6 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.70 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.71 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.72 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.80 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.81 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.82 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.90 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.91 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.92 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.93 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.94 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.95 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 0.96 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.00 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.01 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.02 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.03 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.04 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.05 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.06 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.10 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.11 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.20 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.21 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.22 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.30 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.31 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.32 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.33 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.34 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.40 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.41 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.42 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.50 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.51 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.52 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.53 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.53:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.54 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.54:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.60 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.61 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.61:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.70 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.70:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.71 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.71:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.72 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.72:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.73 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.73:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.74 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.74:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.75 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.75:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.76 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.76:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.77 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.77:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.80 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.81 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.81:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.82 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.82:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.83 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.90 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.91 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.92 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 1.93 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:1.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.00 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.01 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.02 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.03 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.04 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.10 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.11 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.12 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.13 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.20 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.21 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.22 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.30 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.31 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
transmissionbt transmission 2.32 cpe:2.3:a:transmissionbt:transmission:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6129

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