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Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

CVE-2012-0242

High
10/10

Summary

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.

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CWE-134 - Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

The software uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

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