CVE-2012-1831

WellinTech KingView < 6.53 - Remote Code Execution via Crafted TCP Packet

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 2 public exploits for CVE-2012-1831. PoCs published by Carlos Mario Penagos Hollmann, Astrowmist.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a heap overflow in Kingview 6.53's touchview.exe via a network socket connection to port 555. It sends a large buffer of 'D' or 'B' characters to trigger a crash, with EIP control observed in the provided register dumps.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in WellinTech KingView 6.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet to TCP port 555.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Carlos Mario Penagos Hollmann · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19389

This exploit demonstrates a heap overflow in Kingview 6.53's touchview.exe via a network socket connection to port 555. It sends a large buffer of 'D' or 'B' characters to trigger a crash, with EIP control observed in the provided register dumps.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Kingview 6.53
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to port 555 on the target · Kingview 6.53 with network configuration set to 'Local is a Login Server'
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
nomisec STUB 1 stars
by Astrowmist · poc
https://github.com/Astrowmist/POC-CVE-2012-1831

This repository contains only a README describing CVE-2012-1831, a heap-based buffer overflow in WellinTech KingView 6.53, but no actual exploit code or PoC is provided.

Classification
Stub 30%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Theoretical
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: WellinTech KingView 6.53
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to TCP port 555 on the target system
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-12-185-01.pdf
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.wellintech.com/index.php/news/33-patch-for-kingview653

Scores

EPSS 0.1594
EPSS Percentile 96.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (6)
wellintech/kingview 3.0
wellintech/kingview 6.5.30.2010.18018
wellintech/kingview 6.52
wellintech/kingview 65.30.2010.18018
wellintech/kingview 65.30.17249
wellintech/kingview < 6.53
Published Jul 05, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026