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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2012-0708

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ole API in the CQOle ActiveX control in cqole.dll in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.9, 7.1.2 before 7.1.2.6, and 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 9.3EPSS 31.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 31.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Ole API in the CQOle ActiveX control in cqole.dll in IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.1.1 before 7.1.1.9, 7.1.2 before 7.1.2.6, and 8.0.0 before 8.0.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web page that leverages a RegisterSchemaRepoFromFileByDbSet function-prototype mismatch.

CVSS 2.0
9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS
31.38% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 5 July 2012
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
ibm/rational clearquest
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%18%35%4 November 2026: 31.38%4 November 20264 November 2026

EPSS 31.4% 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 (1)

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-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-19576source ↗IBM Rational ClearQuest CQOle - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote5 July 2012yes

References

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