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CVE-2012-10051: Photodex ProShow Producer 5.0.3256 load File Handling Buffer Overflow

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.4 v4.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-121

Description

Photodex ProShow Producer version 5.0.3256 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of plugin load list files. When a specially crafted load file is placed in the installation directory, the application fails to properly validate its contents, leading to a buffer overflow when the file is parsed during startup. Exploitation requires local access to place the file and user interaction to launch the application.

Affected products

• Photodex Corporation ProShow Producer: 5.0.3256

References

• https://archive.org/details/PhotodexProShowProducer7.0.3514Keymaker_20180127
• https://erinkrespan.com/what-happened-to-photodex-proshow-producer/
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/proshow_load_bof.rb
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120727035341/http://security.inshell.net/advisory/30
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19563
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20109
• https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/32753
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/photodex-proshow-producer-load-file-handling-buffer-overflow
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/proshow_load_bof.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19563
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20109

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