Is CVE-2012-0284 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-0284 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-0284?

CVE-2012-0284 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-0284

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 36.3%EU EUVD

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).

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 36.3% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-0320)
Published: July 19, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-0320 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

cisco / linksys playerpt activex control
cisco / wvc200 wireless-g ptz internet video camera

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-07/0113.html(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2012-25/(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54588(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027259(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77085

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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