CVE-2012-0284
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the first argument (aka the sURL argument).
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 36.32% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 22 March 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- cisco/linksys playerpt activex control
- Source
- PSIRT-CNA@flexerasoftware.com
EPSS 36.3% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
| EDB-ID | Title | Type | Published | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDB-20202source ↗ | Cisco Linksys PlayerPT - ActiveX Control SetSource sURL argument Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)windows · Metasploit | remote | 3 August 2012 | yes |
| EDB-18641source ↗ | Cisco Linksys WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet Video Camera PlayerPT - ActiveX Control PlayerPT.ocx sprintf Buffer Overflow (PoC)windows · rgod | dos | 22 March 2012 | yes |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-07/0113.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-25/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54588Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027259Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77085
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-07/0113.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-25/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54588Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027259Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77085
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