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CVE-2012-5867

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

9.8 Critical

CVE-2012-5867 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ht Editor Project Editor, published January 23, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.15%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
9.8 CriticalCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance
2.15%EPSS, 82nd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.15%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
ht
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0-12.1.0-1build1
None known
ht
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0+repack1-3
None known
ht
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0+repack1-3build12.1.0+repack1-3build2
None known
ht
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0+repack1-5
None known
ht
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0+repack1-5
None known
ht
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0+repack1-52.1.0+repack1-6
None known
ht
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0+repack1-6build1
None known
ht
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.1.0+repack1-62.1.0+repack1-6build1
None known

What each source reports

NVD Score used9.8

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2012-5867
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2012-5867
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5745No score

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2012-5745
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p9xh-9gw3-c6399.8

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Record
GHSA-p9xh-9gw3-c639
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2012-58679.8

HT Editor 2.0.20 has a Remote Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2012-5867
CVSS 3.1
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

References

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