CVE-2012-4415

Stack-based buffer overflow in the guac_client_plugin_open function in libguac in Guacamole...

7.5 HighPublic exploit

Stack-based buffer overflow in the guac_client_plugin_open function in libguac in Guacamole before 0.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long protocol name.

Exploit likelihood

13.6%Down 23.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2012-4415
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2012-4415
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2012-4351 No score

Record: EUVD-2012-4351
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2prc-vxg2-86hj No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the guac_client_plugin_open function in libguac in Guacamole...

Record: GHSA-2prc-vxg2-86hj
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-4415 No score

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2012-4415
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	libguac - Remote Buffer Overflow	2012-09-11

History

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

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

In short

CVE-2012-4415 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Guac-dev Guacamole, published October 1, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.6%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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