CVE-2012-5897

Summary

CVECVE-2012-5897
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 (1) SimpleTree and (2) ReportTree classes in the ARDoc ActiveX control (ARDoc.dll) in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier do not properly implement the SaveToFile method, which allows remote attackers to write or overwrite arbitrary files via the bstrFileName argument.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:M/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
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0155.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Exploit
Quest InTrust 10.4.x ReportTree and SimpleTree Classes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Quest InTrust 'ArDoc.dll' Multiple Insecure Method Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
osvdb.org/80664 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
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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