Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTR ActiveX control before 2.0.4.8 allow…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- 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
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the NTR ActiveX control before 2.0.4.8 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a long bstrUrl parameter to the StartModule method, (2) a long bstrParams parameter to the Check method, a long bstrUrl parameter to the (3) Download or (4) DownloadModule method during construction of a .ntr pathname, or a long bstrUrl parameter to the (5) Download or (6) DownloadModule method during construction of a URL.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-0266
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f4cp-fvmv-q37j
References
More Ntrglobal Ntr Activex Control vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-00258 The StopModule method in the NTR ActiveX control before 2.0.4.8 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-0266 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-0266 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f4cp-fvmv-q37j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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