CVE-2012-4953 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted CAB archives in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Scan Engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-4953?
CVE-2012-4953 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 14 Nov 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4953?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Symantec Antivirus, Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Scan Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2012-4953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2012-4953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-4953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Sources
Also known as GHSA-47rh-x646-j2vm.