CVE-2012-5896

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-5896
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-17 21:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe Annotation Objects Extension ActiveX control in AnnotateX.dll in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier does not properly implement the Add method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a memory address in the first argument, related to an "uninitialized pointer."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Quest Intrust 10.1 All All All
Application Quest Intrust 10.2.5 All All All
Application Quest Intrust 10.3 All All All
Application Quest Intrust 10.4 All All All
Application Quest Intrust All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 dev.metasploit.com Exploit
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0153.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
Quest InTrust 'AnnotateX.dll' Uninitialized Pointer Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
osvdb.org/80662 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
Security Advisory SA48566 - Quest InTrust ActiveX Controls Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Quest InTrust Annotation Objects Uninitialized Pointer ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.org Exploit
Quest InTrust 10.4.x Annotation Objects ActiveX Control AnnotateX.dll Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
Quest InTrust 10.4.x Annotation Objects Code Execution ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.org
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