CVE-2012-6429

Exp

Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.

Published: 2014-04-04 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-6429 is rated High Exploit Risk (87.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 49.93%, 98th 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-2012-6429

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
38206 exploit_db edb 2013-01-09 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6429

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 2025-11-18 51.52% 49.93% -1.58%
2 2025-09-12 56.95% 51.52% -5.44%
3 2025-03-30 — 56.95% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6429

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

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

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6429

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6429

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
samsung kies <= 2.5.0.12114_1 cpe:2.3:a:samsung:kies:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-6429

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