CVE-2012-10043

CRITICAL

ActFax Server <4.32 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2012-10043. PoCs published by Craig Freyman, Craig Freyman, Brandon Perry, juan vazquez, including Metasploit module exploits/windows/fileformat/actfax_import_users_bof.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a local privilege escalation vulnerability in ActFax 4.31 by leveraging a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary shellcode. The payload is encoded with Metasploit's x86/alpha_upper encoder and delivered via a maliciously crafted configuration file.

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in ActFax Server version 4.32, specifically in the "Import Users from File" functionality of the client interface. The application fails to properly validate the length of tab-delimited fields in .exp files, leading to unsafe usage of strcpy() during CSV parsing. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious .exp file and importing it using the default character set "ECMA-94 / Latin 1 (ISO 8859)". Successful exploitation may result in arbitrary code execution, leading to full system compromise. User interaction is required to trigger the vulnerability.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Craig Freyman · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20915

This exploit targets a local privilege escalation vulnerability in ActFax 4.31 by leveraging a buffer overflow to execute arbitrary shellcode. The payload is encoded with Metasploit's x86/alpha_upper encoder and delivered via a maliciously crafted configuration file.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ActFax 4.31
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Ability to write files to the ActFax configuration directory
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
metasploit WORKING POC NORMAL
by Craig Freyman, Brandon Perry, juan vazquez · rubypocwin
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/actfax_import_users_bof.rb

This Metasploit module exploits a stack-based buffer overflow in ActiveFax Server's 'Import Users from File' function via a maliciously crafted .exp file. It leverages an egghunter and encoder to achieve remote code execution, targeting ActFax 4.32 on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 7 SP1.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ActiveFax Server 4.32
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to import a malicious .exp file into ActiveFax Server · Default character set 'ECMA-94 / Latin 1 (ISO 8859)' must be used
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Scores

CVSS v4 9.3
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 24.2%
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-121
Status published
Products (1)
ActFax/Server 4.32
Published Aug 08, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026