CVE-2012-5306

critical

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SelectDirectory method in DcsCliCtrl.dll in Camera Stream Client ActiveX Control, as used in D-Link DCS-5605 PTZ IP Network Camera, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string argument.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74447

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2012-5229

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52769

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18673

http://secunia.com/advisories/48602

http://osvdb.org/80663

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0154.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-10-06

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.12118