Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2012-4953
The decomposer engine in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.0, Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition (SAVCE) 10.x, and Symantec Scan Engine (SSE) before 5.2.8 does not properly perform bounds checks of the contents of CAB archives, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted file.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.3
HIGH
EPSS Probability:6.04%
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Attack Surface
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.0, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.6, 10.1.7, 10.1.8, 10.1.9 |
| symantec | endpoint_protection | 11.0, 12.0 |
| symantec | scan_engine | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
6.045%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | CERT/CC · CERT · USA |
| Reserved | 2012-09-17T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2012-11-14T11:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2012-11-07 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-06T20:50:18 |
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