Is CVE-2012-1222 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-1222 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-1222?

CVE-2012-1222 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 8.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-1222

HIGH · CVSS 8.5EPSS 3.8%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in RabidHamster R2/Extreme 1.65 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long string to TCP port 23.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 3.8% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-1248)
Published: February 21, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-1248 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rabidhamster / r2/extreme
rabidhamster / r2/extreme

References

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

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