CVE-2012-10058
RabidHamster R4 Log Entry sprintf() Buffer Overflow
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 10.0 Critical
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 11, 2025
Description
RabidHamster R4 v1.25 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to unsafe use of sprintf() when logging malformed HTTP requests. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw by sending a specially crafted URI, resulting in arbitrary code execution under the context of the web server process.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 10.0 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
R4 Embedded ServerRabidHamster |
|
References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/rabidhamster_r4_log.rbexploit
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18929exploit
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/r4_1-adv.txttechnical-descriptionexploit
- https://advisories.checkpoint.com/defense/advisories/public/2013/cpai-07-jan405.htmlthird-party-advisory
- https://www.rabidhamster.org/R4/download.phpproduct
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rabidhamster-r4-log-entry-buffer-overflowthird-party-advisory
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