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CVE-2012-5896
The Annotation Objects Extension ActiveX control in AnnotateX.dll in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier does not properly implement the…
High10.0EPSS 68.7%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
The Annotation Objects Extension ActiveX control in AnnotateX.dll in Quest InTrust 10.4.0.853 and earlier does not properly implement the Add method, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a memory address in the first argument, related to an "uninitialized pointer."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 68.7% · top 0.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (9)
- 18674 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 80662 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111853/Quest-InTrust-Annotation-Objects-Uninitialized-Pointer.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- intrust-annotatex-code-execution(74448) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20120328 Quest InTrust 10.4.x Annotation Objects ActiveX Control AnnotateX.dll Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 52765 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 48566 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111312/Quest-InTrust-10.4.x-Annotation-Objects-Code-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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