CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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9.5 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Symantec AntiVirus up to 10.1.9 (Anti-Malware Software). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Scan Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was disclosed 11/14/2012 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4953 since 09/17/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/19/2021).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62925 (Symantec Legacy Decomposer Code Execution (SYM12-017)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows.
Upgrading to version 10.1.7 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79782) and Tenable (62925). The entries VDB-29855, VDB-41264, VDB-41265 and VDB-103496 are pretty similar.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 62925
Nessus Name: Symantec Legacy Decomposer Code Execution (SYM12-017)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: AntiVirus 10.1.7
Timeline
09/17/2012 🔍11/05/2012 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: symantec.comAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4953 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79782
SecurityTracker: 1027726 - Symantec Endpoint Protection CAB File Processing Flaw Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 37287 - Symantec Multiple Products Remote Code Execution via a Crafted CAB Archive File, Critical
SecurityFocus: 56399 - Multiple Symantec Products CAB Files Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 03/24/2015 12:22Updated: 12/19/2021 23:24
Changes: 03/24/2015 12:22 (67), 04/21/2017 13:18 (10), 12/19/2021 23:24 (2)
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