CVE-2012-5897

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2012-5897 · Published 17/11/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2012-5897 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting intrust (quest).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 3.8%, higher than 90.1% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
intrust quest	`= 10.1= 10.2.5= 10.3= 10.4≤ 10.4.0.853`	No fix yet

Description

The (1) SimpleTree and (2) ReportTree classes in the ARDoc ActiveX control (ARDoc.dll) in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier do not properly implement the SaveToFile method, which allows remote attackers to write or overwrite arbitrary files via the bstrFileName argument.

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0155.html · Exploit
osvdb.org/80664
secunia.com/advisories/48566 · Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/18672 · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/52773 · Exploit
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74442

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