CVE-2012-4953

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4953
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-11-14 12:30:59 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
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 Scan Engine All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Updates Detail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com
Symantec Endpoint Protection CAB File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#985625 - Symantec Antivirus products fail to properly handle CAB files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Multiple Symantec Products CAB Files Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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