Is CVE-2012-6042 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-6042 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-6042?

CVE-2012-6042 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2012-6042

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

GPSMapEdit 1.1.73.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long string in a lst file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 4.3 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-5916)
Published: November 26, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5916 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

geopainting / gpsmapedit

References

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18339(Exploit)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51327(Exploit)

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

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