CVE-2012-6553
Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters.
- Record
CVE-2012-6553- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters.
- Record
CVE-2012-6553- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-6400 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters.
- Record
EUVD-2012-6400- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-96p6-g5p3-jx2m No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute...
Heap-based buffer overflow in Resource Hacker 3.6.0.92 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Portable Executable (PE) file with a resource section containing a string that has many tab or line feed characters.
- Record
GHSA-96p6-g5p3-jx2m- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-6553 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Angusj Resource Hacker, published May 23, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.47%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
