# CVE-2012-3274: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a stack-based buffer overflow in the HP IMC User Access Manager component.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Dec 2012
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5m43-v4fq-2698

## What is CVE-2012-3274?

CVE-2012-3274 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Hp Intelligent Management Center, published on 6 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Stack-based buffer overflow in uam.exe in the User Access Manager (UAM) component in HP Intelligent Management Center (IMC) before 5.1 E0101P01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to log data.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-3274?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hp Intelligent Management Center.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-3274?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-3274 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-3274 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3274 exists.

Public exploit code:

- HP Intelligent Management Center < 5.0 E0102 - UAM Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (exploitdb)
- HP Intelligent Management Center UAM Buffer Overflow (metasploit)

## Other vulnerabilities in Hp Intelligent Management Center

- [CVE-2012-5201](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5201/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-5209](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-5209/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-3253](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3253/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-2331](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2331/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2011-1848](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-1848/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-3274 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-3274 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Hp Intelligent Management Center, published on 6 Dec 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-3274 exists.

Affected product: Hp Intelligent Management Center. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3274/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-3274/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-3274
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-3274
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-3274

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