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CVE-2012-4953

UnknownEPSS 6.04%

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CVE-2012-4953 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 6.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
6.04%

92.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
SymantecAntivirus10.1.0
SymantecAntivirus10.1.4
SymantecAntivirus10.1.5
SymantecAntivirus10.1.6
SymantecAntivirus10.1.7
SymantecAntivirus10.1.8
SymantecAntivirus10.1.9
SymantecEndpoint Protection11.0
SymantecEndpoint Protection12.0
SymantecScan Engine<= 5.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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.
How severe is CVE-2012-4953?
Severity scoring for CVE-2012-4953 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 6.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4953?
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Source: NVD / NIST