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CVE-2011-0548


Buffer overflow in the Lotus Freelance Graphics PRZ file viewer in Autonomy KeyView, as used in Symantec Mail Security (SMS) 6.x through 8.x, Symantec Brightmail and Messaging Gateway before 9.5.1, and Symantec Data Loss Prevention (DLP) before 10.5.3 and 11.x before 11.1, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted .prz file. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2011-1217.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2011-0548 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from symantec, from symantec, from symantec organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2011, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2011-07-18T22:55:00.860

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 9.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application symantec mail_security 6.0.0 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 7.5 Yes
Application symantec mail_security 8.0 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway ≤ 9.5 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 4.0.0 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 4.1.0 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 5.0 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 7.7 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 8.0 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 9.0 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 9.0.1 Yes
Application symantec brightmail_and_messaging_gateway 9.0.2 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention ≤ 10.5.2 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 7.0 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 7.1 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 7.2 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 8.0 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 8.1 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 8.1.1 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 9.0 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 10 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 10.5 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 10.5.1 Yes
Application symantec data_loss_prevention 11.0 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For symantec's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.