{"id":"CVE-2012-2515","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-2515","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T08:12:36.659Z","title":"Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the KeyHelp.KeyCtrl.1 ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx 1.2.312 in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender Desktop 5.4; EMC Captiva Quickscan Pro 4.6 SP1;…","description":"Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the KeyHelp.KeyCtrl.1 ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx 1.2.312 in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender Desktop 5.4; EMC Captiva Quickscan Pro 4.6 SP1; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Pulse 1.0; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; GE Intelligent Platforms SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument to the (1) JumpMappedID or (2) JumpURL method.","published":"2012-07-05T03:23:18.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:41:37.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["emc/captiva quickscan pro","emc/documentum applicationxtender desktop","ge/intelligent platforms proficy batch execution","ge/intelligent platforms proficy historian","ge/intelligent platforms proficy hmi\\/scada ifix","ge/intelligent platforms proficy pulse","ge/intelligent platforms si7 i\\/o driver"],"epss":{"score":0.27595,"percentile":0.98087,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 27.6%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_emc_keyhelp.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36905","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36914","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://support.ge-ip.com/support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36546","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2793","source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2795","source":"ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov"},{"url":"http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_emc_keyhelp.html","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36905","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/36914","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://support.ge-ip.com/support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36546","tags":["Exploit"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2793","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2795","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2515","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}