CVE-2012-4953
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.0 | |
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.4 | |
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.5 | |
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.6 | |
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.7 | |
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.8 | |
| symantec | antivirus | 10.1.9 | |
| symantec | endpoint_protection | 11.0 | |
| symantec | endpoint_protection | 12.0 | |
| symantec | scan_engine | {"endIncluding":"5.2"} | |
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.