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CVE-2012-2515

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 27.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2012-07-05 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the KeyHelp.KeyCtrl.1 ActiveX control in KeyHelp.ocx 1.2.312 in KeyWorks KeyHelp Module (aka the HTML Help component), as used in EMC Documentum ApplicationXtender Desktop 5.4; EMC Captiva Quickscan Pro 4.6 SP1; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy HMI/SCADA iFIX 5.0 and 5.1; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Pulse 1.0; GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Batch Execution 5.6; GE Intelligent Platforms SI7 I/O Driver 7.20 through 7.42; and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument to the (1) JumpMappedID or (2) JumpURL method.

Affected products

• EMC Captiva Quickscan Pro: 4.6-sp1
• EMC Documentum Applicationxtender Desktop: 5.4
• GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Batch Execution: 5.6
• GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Historian: 3.1, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
• GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Hmi/Scada Ifix: 5.0, 5.1
• GE Intelligent Platforms Proficy Pulse: 1.0
• GE Intelligent Platforms Si7 I/O Driver: 7.20, 7.42

References

• http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_emc_keyhelp.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36905
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36914
• http://support.ge-ip.com/support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36546
• http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-131-02.pdf
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2793
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2795
• http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_emc_keyhelp.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36905
• http://secunia.com/advisories/36914
• http://support.ge-ip.com/support/resources/sites/GE_FANUC_SUPPORT/content/live/KB/14000/KB14863/en_US/GEIP12-04%20Security%20Advisory%20-%20Proficy%20HTML%20Help.pdf

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