CVE-2012-6558

CRITICAL 9.3CVE-2012-6558 · Published 23/05/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2012-6558 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability affecting pe explorer (heaventools).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 5.5%, higher than 92.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
pe explorer heaventools	`= 1.99.6`	No fix yet

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in HeavenTools PE Explorer 1.99 R6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the size value for a string in the resource section of a Portable Executable (PE) file.

References

secunia.com/advisories/49239 · Vendor Advisory
waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/pe-explorer-heap-overflow-vulnerability.html · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/53618
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75742

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