CVE-2012-4953

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.49% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory cert.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
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 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-4953?
CVE-2012-4953 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-4953?
To fix CVE-2012-4953, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-4953 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-4953 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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