# CVE-2012-4953: The decomposer engine in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.0, Symantec AntiVir

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-11-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- 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
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027726
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56399

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