CVE-2012-6277

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Autonomy KeyView IDOL before 10.16, as used in Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange before 6.5.8, Symantec Mail Security for Domino before 8.1.1, Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.0.1, Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) before 11.6.1, IBM Notes 8.5.x, IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP4, and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file, related to "a number of underlying issues" in which "some of these cases demonstrated memory corruption with attacker-controlled input and could be exploited to run arbitrary code."

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.25% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory symantec.com Vendor Advisory ibm.com
Affected: n/a Autonomy KeyView IDOL
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.html vendor advisory
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/ vendor advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/ third party advisory us government resource
https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277 third party advisory
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192 third party advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482 third party advisory
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilities third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-6277?
CVE-2012-6277 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-6277?
To fix CVE-2012-6277, 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-2012-6277 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-6277 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2012-6277?
CVE-2012-6277 affects n/a Autonomy KeyView IDOL.
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