CVE-2012-6429: Samsung Kies

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 15.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Buffer overflow in the PrepareSync method in the SyncService.dll ActiveX control in Samsung Kies before 2.5.1.12123_2_7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long string to the password argument.

Affected products

• Samsung Kies: up to and including 2.5.0.12114_1

Published 2014-04-04. Last modified 2026-06-16.