Heap-based buffer overflow in the receive_packet function in libusbmuxd/libusbmuxd.c in…
Priority LOW 23CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the receive_packet function in libusbmuxd/libusbmuxd.c in usbmuxd 1.0.5 through 1.0.7 allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long SerialNumber field in a property list.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00757 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.5 | Vulnerable | Nikias Bassen |
| cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.6 | Vulnerable | Nikias Bassen |
| cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.7 | Vulnerable | Nikias Bassen |
- cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.5 Vulnerable ·Nikias Bassen
- cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.6 Vulnerable ·Nikias Bassen
- cpe:2.3:a:nikias_bassen:usbmuxd:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·Nikias Bassen
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0065
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vqcg-7gjc-556x
References
Patch 1
Advisory 2
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20120119 Re: CVE request: usbmuxd 1.0.7 "receive_packet()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0228
- http://git.marcansoft.com/?p=usbmuxd.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=f794991993af56a74795891b4ff9da506bc893e6
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=399409
Sources
- CVE-2012-0065 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0065 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vqcg-7gjc-556x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-0065 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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