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CVE-2012-6501

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2013-01-12 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The KillProcess method in the HP PKI ActiveX control (HPPKI.ocx) before 1.2.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kill process) via the partial or full name of a process.

Affected products

• HP Pki Activex Control: through 1.1.0.6

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/47122
• http://www.osvdb.org/78272
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51341
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72250
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47122
• http://www.osvdb.org/78272
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51341
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72250

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