Is CVE-2012-4953 being actively exploited?

CVE-2012-4953 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2012-4953?

CVE-2012-4953 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2012-4953

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 6.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 6.0% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2012-4878)
Published: November 14, 2012
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-4878 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / antivirus
symantec / antivirus
symantec / antivirus
symantec / antivirus
symantec / antivirus
symantec / antivirus
symantec / antivirus
symantec / endpoint protection
symantec / endpoint protection
symantec / scan engine

Certified products that may be affected

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

Symantec™ Endpoint Protection Version 11.0 - Symantec Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-84 - archived

References

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

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