Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2012-4953 (CCN-79782)

Assigned:2012-11-05
Published:2012-11-05
Updated:2013-03-12
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.9 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:U/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2012-4953

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#985625
Symantec Antivirus products fail to properly handle CAB files

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#985625

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
56399

Source: CCN
Type: BID-56399
Multiple Symantec Products CAB Files Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1027726

Source: CCN
Type: Symantec Web site
Symantec

Source: CONFIRM
Type: UNKNOWN
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
symantec-cab-files-code-exec(79782)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.0:-:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.4:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.5:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.6:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.7:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.8:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:antivirus:10.1.9:*:corporate:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.0:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:symantec:scan_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.2)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:symantec:endpoint_protection:11.0.6200.754:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    symantec antivirus 10.1.0 -
    symantec antivirus 10.1.4
    symantec antivirus 10.1.5
    symantec antivirus 10.1.6
    symantec antivirus 10.1.7
    symantec antivirus 10.1.8
    symantec antivirus 10.1.9
    symantec endpoint protection 11.0
    symantec endpoint protection 12.0 -
    symantec scan engine *
    symantec endpoint protection 11.0.6200.754