CVE-2012-2277

The IRM Server in EMC Documentum Information Rights Management 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

The IRM Server in EMC Documentum Information Rights Management 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before 5.0.1030 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (pvcontrol.exe process hang) via \n (line feed) characters in the Id fields of many "batch begin untethered" commands.

Exploit likelihood

4.25%Up 2.9 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2012-2277
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-2277
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-2270 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-2270
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x56w-jmgw-h963 No score

The IRM Server in EMC Documentum Information Rights Management 4.x before 4.7.0100 and 5.x before...

Record: GHSA-x56w-jmgw-h963
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

emc documentum information rights management

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	EMC IRM License Server 4.6.1.1995 - Denial of Service	2012-04-12

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-2277 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Emc Documentum Information Rights Management, published May 14, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.25%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.