CVE-2012-0985 (GCVE-0-2012-0985)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-06-07 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:45
VLAI
Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in the Wireless Manager ActiveX control 4.0.0.0 in WifiMan.dll in Sony VAIO PC Wireless LAN Wizard 1.0; VAIO Wireless Wizard 1.00, 1.00_64, 1.0.1, 2.0, and 3.0; SmartWi Connection Utility 4.7, 4.7.4, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, and 4.11; and VAIO Easy Connect software 1.0.0 and 1.1.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the second argument of the (1) SetTmpProfileOption or (2) ConnectToNetwork method.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18958 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53735 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
Date Public
2012-05-30 00:00
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