CVE-2012-4953
Critical
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.
SeverityCritical
CVSS9.3
Exploit probability—
ProductSymantec Antivirus
PublishedNov 14, 2012
First seenNov 14, 2012
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| symantec antivirus | 10.1.0, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.6, 10.1.7, 10.1.8, 10.1.9 | — |
| symantec endpoint_protection | 11.0, 12.0 | — |
| symantec scan_engine | v ≤ 5.2 | — |
Check your version
Choose the product and enter the version you run to see whether it falls in the affected range.
In the Intelligence 360 plan
Attack Surface Management
See the assets tied to your domains, the technologies they run and known vulnerabilities in one list.