CVE-2012-4953
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-4953 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-11-14 12:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2013-03-12 03:17:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.0 | - | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.4 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.5 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.6 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.7 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.8 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.9 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.0 | - | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.4 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.5 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.6 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.7 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.8 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Antivirus | 10.1.9 | All | corporate | All |
| Application | Symantec | Endpoint Protection | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Symantec | Endpoint Protection | 12.0 | - | small_business | All |
| Application | Symantec | Endpoint Protection | 11.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Symantec | Endpoint Protection | 12.0 | - | small_business | All |
| Application | Symantec | Scan Engine | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Symantec Products CAB Files Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#985625 - Symantec Antivirus products fail to properly handle CAB files | CERT-VN | www.kb.cert.org | US Government Resource |
| Security Updates Detail | CONFIRM | www.symantec.com | |
| Symantec Endpoint Protection CAB File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker | SECTRACK | www.securitytracker.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.