Vulnerability Details : 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute codeDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2012-4953
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.5:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.6:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.4:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.7:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.8:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.9:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.0:-:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:scan_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-4953
2.12%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 89 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2012-4953
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
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10.0
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2012-4953
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2012-4953
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399
Multiple Symantec Products CAB Files Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625
VU#985625 - Symantec Antivirus products fail to properly handle CAB filesUS Government Resource
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http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00
Symantec Legacy Decomposer CAB File Issues
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726
Symantec Endpoint Protection CAB File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker
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