Is CVE-2012-2515 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-2515 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-2515?

CVE-2012-2515 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-2515

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 27.6%EU EUVD

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.

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: 27.6% (98th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-2501)
Published: July 5, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-2501 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

emc / captiva quickscan pro
emc / documentum applicationxtender desktop
ge / intelligent platforms proficy batch execution
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy historian
ge / intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada ifix
ge / intelligent platforms proficy hmi/scada ifix
ge / intelligent platforms proficy pulse
ge / intelligent platforms si7 i/o driver
ge / intelligent platforms si7 i/o driver

References

http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_emc_keyhelp.html(Exploit)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36905(Vendor Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/36914(Vendor Advisory)
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(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36546(Exploit)
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf(US Government Resource)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2793
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2795

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

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