The MASetupCaller ActiveX control before 1.4.2012.508 in MASetupCaller.dll in MarkAny…
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-94.
Summary
The MASetupCaller ActiveX control before 1.4.2012.508 in MASetupCaller.dll in MarkAny ContentSAFER, as distributed in Samsung KIES before 2.3.2.12074_13_13, does not properly implement unspecified methods, which allows remote attackers to download an arbitrary program onto a client machine, and execute this program, via a crafted HTML document.
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-2012-2990
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6ff5-xppw-fx3m
References
More Samsung Kies vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-03291 Samsung Kies before 2.5.0.12094_27_11 has arbitrary file execution. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-05176 Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2012-03294 Samsung Kies before 2.5.0.12094_27_11 has registry modification. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-03293 Samsung Kies before 2.5.0.12094_27_11 has arbitrary directory modification. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-03292 Samsung Kies before 2.5.0.12094_27_11 has arbitrary file modification. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-03290 Samsung Kies before 2.5.0.12094_27_11 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2012-2990 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2990 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6ff5-xppw-fx3m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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