CVE-2012-4953

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2012-4953
  • Assigner
  • cret@cert.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2012-11-14T12:30:59
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2013-03-12T03:17:30
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-119 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.0:-:corporate:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.4:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.5:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.6:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.7:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.8:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.9:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:scan_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 5.2
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625 US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-4953
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-4953
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 10:46:58 Added to TrackCVE