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CVE-2012-6553

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2013-05-23 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters.

Affected products

• Angus Johnson Resource Hacker: 3.6.0.92

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/49217
• http://waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/resource-hacker-heap-overflow.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53608
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75738
• http://secunia.com/advisories/49217
• http://waleedassar.blogspot.com/2012/05/resource-hacker-heap-overflow.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53608
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75738

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