7.8
HIGH
CVE-2012-6277
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Cross-Site Scripting Remote Code Execution
Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Autonomy KeyView IDOL before 10.16, as used in Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange before 6.5.8, Symantec Mail Security for Domino before 8.1.1, Symantec Messaging Gateway before 10.0.1, Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) before 11.6.1, IBM Notes 8.5.x, IBM Lotus Domino 8.5.x before 8.5.3 FP4, and other products, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted file, related to "a number of underlying issues" in which "some of these cases demonstrated memory corruption with attacker-controlled input and could be exploited to run arbitrary code."

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 21, 2020, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 4, 2020, 8:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-6277 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec messaging_gateway
2 Symantec mail_security
3 Symantec data_loss_prevention_endpoint
4 Symantec data_loss_prevention_enforce\/detection_servers
1 Ibm domino
2 Ibm notes
1 Hp autonomy_keyview_idol
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-6277.

URL Resource
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.html Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482 Third Party Advisory
https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277 Third Party Advisory
https://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/ Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-6277 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.html No Types Assigned https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482 No Types Assigned https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277 No Types Assigned https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilities No Types Assigned https://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilities Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/ No Types Assigned https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/ No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/ Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610 No Types Assigned https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:domino:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5.0 up to (including) 8.5.3.6 *cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.5 up to (including) 8.5.3
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_loss_prevention_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_loss_prevention_enforce\/detection_servers:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_loss_prevention_enforce\/detection_servers:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* versions from (including) 11.0 up to (excluding) 11.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:6.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:*:*:*:*:*:microsoft_exchange:*:* versions up to (including) 6.5.7 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:*:*:*:*:*:domino:*:* versions up to (including) 8.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 9.5 up to (excluding) 10.0.1
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:hp:autonomy_keyview_idol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.16
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.68274

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