CVE-2012-6429

critical
Published 2014-04-04 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
10.0

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
samsungkies{"endIncluding":"2.5.0.12114_1"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.