# CVE-2012-0358: Buffer overflow in the Cisco Port Forwarder ActiveX control in cscopf.ocx, as distributed through the Clientless VPN feature on Cisco Adapti

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-03-15 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the Cisco Port Forwarder ActiveX control in cscopf.ocx, as distributed through the Clientless VPN feature on Cisco Adaptive Security Appliances (ASA) 5500 series devices with software 7.0 through 7.2 before 7.2(5.6), 8.0 before 8.0(5.26), 8.1 before 8.1(2.53), 8.2 before 8.2(5.18), 8.3 before 8.3(2.28), 8.2 before 8.4(2.16), and 8.6 before 8.6(1.1), allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka Bug ID CSCtr00165.

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## References

- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/339177
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20120314-asaclient
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74027
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026799

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