PT-2012-5686
CVE-2012-4953
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Published
2012-11-14
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Updated
2013-03-12
Description by
CVSS 2.0
9.3
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Symantec Endpoint Protection versions 11.0
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition version 12.0
Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition versions 10.x
Symantec Scan Engine versions prior to 5.2.8
Description
The issue is related to the decomposer engine not properly performing bounds checks of the contents of CAB archives. This can be exploited by remote attackers using a crafted file, potentially leading to a denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For Symantec Endpoint Protection version 11.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition version 12.0, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition versions 10.x, update to a version that includes the fix for this issue.
For Symantec Scan Engine versions prior to 5.2.8, update to version 5.2.8 or later.
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