CVE-2012-0284
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the first argument (aka the sURL argument).
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What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the first argument (aka the sURL argument).
- Record
CVE-2012-0284- 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
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the first argument (aka the sURL argument).
- Record
CVE-2012-0284- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-0320 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the first argument (aka the sURL argument).
- Record
EUVD-2012-0320- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3fwh-jp92-hm8g No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetSource method in the Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX control 1.0.0.15 in PlayerPT.ocx on the Cisco WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet video camera allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long URL in the first argument (aka the sURL argument).
- Record
GHSA-3fwh-jp92-hm8g- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Cisco Linksys WVC200 Wireless-G PTZ Internet Video Camera PlayerPT - ActiveX Control PlayerPT.ocx sprintf Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2012-03-22 |
| Exploit-DB | Cisco Linksys PlayerPT - ActiveX Control SetSource sURL argument Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-08-03 |
| Metasploit | Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow | 2012-03-22 |
| Metasploit | Cisco Linksys PlayerPT ActiveX Control SetSource sURL Argument Buffer Overflow | 2012-07-17 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-0284 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Cisco Linksys Playerpt Activex Control, published July 19, 2012. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 36.3%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.