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CVE-2011-10012: NetOp Remote Control Client 9.5 .dws File Buffer Overflow

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-13 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

NetOp (now part of Impero Software) Remote Control Client v9.5 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when processing .dws configuration files. If a .dws file contains a string longer than 520 bytes, the application fails to perform proper bounds checking, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code when the file is opened.

Affected products

• NetOp Remote Control Client: 9.5

References

• https://netop.com/
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/netop.rb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120314075913/https://codework-systems.com/netop-remotecontrol-10-01-released/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17223
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18697
• https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/27765/netop-remote-control-dws-file-handling-buffer-overflow
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/netop-remote-control-client-dws-file-buffer-overflow

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