CVE-2012-0242

Advantech WebAccess < 7.0 - Remote Code Execution via Format String Specifiers

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2012-0242. PoCs published by Luigi Auriemma.

AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup describes two vulnerabilities in BroadWin WebAccess Client's bwocxrun.ocx ActiveX component: a format string bug in OcxSpool and arbitrary memory corruption via WriteTextData and CloseFile. No exploit code is provided, only references to external PoC archives.

Description

Format string vulnerability in Advantech/BroadWin WebAccess before 7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a message string.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP
by Luigi Auriemma · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17772

The writeup describes two vulnerabilities in BroadWin WebAccess Client's bwocxrun.ocx ActiveX component: a format string bug in OcxSpool and arbitrary memory corruption via WriteTextData and CloseFile. No exploit code is provided, only references to external PoC archives.

Classification
Writeup 90%
Attack Type
Other
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: BroadWin WebAccess Client bwocxrun.ocx <= 1.0.0.10
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target must have vulnerable ActiveX component installed and accessible
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, US Government Resource x_refsource_misc
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-047-01.pdf
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52051

Scores

EPSS 0.0725
EPSS Percentile 93.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-134
Status published
Products (2)
advantech/advantech_webaccess 5.0
advantech/advantech_webaccess < 6.0
Published Feb 21, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026