CVE-2012-5324 — 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

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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

Published Oct 8, 2012

9.3

HIGH

CVSS 2.0

EPSS 6.28%

Description

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

6.28% 0.06279

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.06279

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (16 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	6.28% (0.06279)	93.37th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	6.28% (0.06279)	92.66th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 9, 2026	21.97% (0.21970)	95.89th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 30, 2025	26.92% (0.26922)	95.94th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 29, 2025	22.27% (0.22274)	93.22th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	26.92% (0.26922)	95.95th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Feb 14, 2025	16.10% (0.16101)	96.02th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Oct 27, 2024	23.41% (0.23415)	96.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 5, 2024	26.03% (0.26034)	96.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Nov 2, 2023	26.86% (0.26858)	96.23th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	33.71% (0.33712)	96.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	8.31% (0.08313)	93.55th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Dec 23, 2022	8.31% (0.08313)	93.42th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Sep 21, 2022	9.81% (0.09806)	94.11th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	11.76% (0.11755)	94.77th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	11.76% (0.11755)	89.18th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-119

Buffer Overflow

References (4)

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18427
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51712
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5067.php
x_refsource_MISCExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72774
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18427		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51712		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2012-5067.php		x_refsource_MISCExploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72774		vdb-entryx_refsource_XF

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 8, 2012

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Oct 8, 2012

Link CVE-2012-5324

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-5324

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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