CVE-2012-5876
Multiple off-by-one errors in NMMediaServerService.dll in Nero MediaHome 4.5.8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the (1) request line or (2) HTTP Referer header to TCP port 54444, which…
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.3%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Multiple off-by-one errors in NMMediaServerService.dll in Nero MediaHome 4.5.8.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in the (1) request line or (2) HTTP Referer header to TCP port 54444, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.29% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 10 January 2013
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- nero/mediahome
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. 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.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0037.html
- http://osvdb.org/89149
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24022Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/89150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57253Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81103
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23130
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0037.html
- http://osvdb.org/89149
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24022Exploit
- http://www.osvdb.org/89150
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57253Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81103
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23130
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.