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CVE-2012-2271

Buffer overflow in the InitLicenKeys function in a certain ActiveX control in SkinCrafter3_vs2005.dll in SkinCrafter 3.0 allows remote…

High10.0Public exploitEPSS 7.7%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
mitre

Description

Buffer overflow in the InitLicenKeys function in a certain ActiveX control in SkinCrafter3_vs2005.dll in SkinCrafter 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the first argument (aka the reg_name argument).

Public exploit

A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.

Timeline

  1. ID reserved

    By mitre

  2. · 34 days later

    Published

  3. · 12 years later

    Record updated

Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2012-2271, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High10.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
7.7% · top 5.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.

Weakness

Affected products

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    • affected n/a

References (3)

Sources

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