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CVE-2012-0289


Buffer overflow in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 11.0.600x through 11.0.710x and Symantec Network Access Control (SNAC) 11.0.600x through 11.0.710x allows local users to gain privileges, and modify data or cause a denial of service, via a crafted script.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2012-0289 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from symantec, from symantec organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2012, 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

2012-05-23T21:55:01.037

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6000 Yes
Application symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6100 Yes
Application symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6200 Yes
Application symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6200.754 Yes
Application symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.6300 Yes
Application symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.7000 Yes
Application symantec endpoint_protection 11.0.7100 Yes
Application symantec network_access_control 11.0.6000 Yes
Application symantec network_access_control 11.0.6100 Yes
Application symantec network_access_control 11.0.6200 Yes
Application symantec network_access_control 11.0.6300 Yes
Application symantec network_access_control 11.0.7000 Yes
Application symantec network_access_control 11.0.7100 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.