critical9.3
CVE-2012-4953
The decomposer engine in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.0, Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Editio…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Symantec | Antivirus | Versions 10.1.0, 10.1.4, 10.1.5, 10.1.6, 10.1.7, 10.1.8 |
| Symantec | Endpoint Protection | Versions 11.0, 12.0 |
| Symantec | Scan Engine | through 5.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00