CVE-2012-5896
highpriority · attend · 74EPSS 0.687 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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."
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (3)
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- EDB-18735Quest InTrust - Annotation Objects Uninitialized Pointer (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (6)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (28)
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- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-03/0153.htmlcnnvd
- http://dev.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/intrust_annotatex_add.rbcnnvd
- http://osvdb.org/80662cnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111312/Quest-InTrust-10.4.x-Annotation-Objects-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/111853/Quest-InTrust-Annotation-Objects-Uninitialized-Pointer.htmlcnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48566cnnvd
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18674cnnvd
- http://www.quest.com/intrust/Patchcnnvd
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