Is CVE-2012-5324 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-5324 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-5324?

CVE-2012-5324 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-5324

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 6.3%EU EUVD

Multiple buffer overflows in the Pdf Printer Preferences ActiveX Control in pdfxctrl.dll in Tracker Software PDF-XChange 3.60.0128 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the (1) sub_path parameter to the StoreInRegistry function or (2) sub_key parameter to the InitFromRegistry function.

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: 6.3% (94th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5247)
Published: October 8, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5247 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

tracker-software / pdf-xchange

References

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

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