CVE-2012-6429
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies...
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.
- Record
CVE-2012-6429- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.
- Record
CVE-2012-6429- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6284 No score
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6284- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-34mm-8gf5-xj36 No score
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies...
Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.
- Record
GHSA-34mm-8gf5-xj36- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Samsung Kies - Remote Buffer Overflow | 2013-01-09 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Samsung Kies, published April 4, 2014. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23136
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81160
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0036.html
securityfocus.com/bid/57249
packetstormsecurity.com/files/119423/Samsung-Kies-2.5.0.12114_1-Buffer-Overflow.html
osvdb.org/89118
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6429
github.com/advisories/GHSA-34mm-8gf5-xj36