Is CVE-2012-4014 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4014 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4014?

CVE-2012-4014 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-4014

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 1.9%EU EUVD

Unspecified vulnerability in McAfee Email Anti-virus (formerly WebShield SMTP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS score: 1.9% (79th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-3958)
Published: September 25, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-3958 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

mcafee / email and web security
mcafee / email and web security
mcafee / email and web security

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

McAfee Email And Web Security Appliance Version 5.5 Patch 2 - McAfee, Inc. - Common Criteria 383-4-143 - archived

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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