{"cve":"CVE-2012-4953","nvd":{"published":"2012-11-14T12:30:59.727","modified":"2026-06-16T23:45:57.720","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399","http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726","http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2012&suid=20121107_00","http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/985625"],"products":["symantec:antivirus","symantec:endpoint_protection","symantec:scan_engine"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:25:53.526315492+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2012-4953","score":0.06045,"percentile":0.93374,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}