CVE-2012-5389
NULL Pointer Dereference in PowerTCP WebServer for ActiveX 1.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTTP request.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
NULL Pointer Dereference in PowerTCP WebServer for ActiveX 1.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted HTTP request.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.60% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Affected
- dart/powertcp webserver for activex
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 6.6% since 26 October 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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83310Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/83310Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.