CVE-2012-6429
HIGH · CVSS 10.0EPSS 15.8%EU EUVD
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 10.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 15.8% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2012-6284)
- Published
- April 4, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-6284 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- samsung / kies
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0036.html(Exploit)
- http://osvdb.org/89118
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119423/Samsung-Kies-2.5.0.12114_1-Buffer-Overflow.html(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57249
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81160
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23136(Exploit)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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