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CVE-2012-6277

7.8 · HIGH

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, Sy…

Published Feb 21, 2020EPSS 8.12%

Overview

CVE-2012-6277 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 21, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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."

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refsupport.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.htmlReftools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482Refvulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277Refwww.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilitiesRefwww.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/Refwww.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/56610Refwww.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192Refsupport.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.htmlReftools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-6277?

CVE-2012-6277 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 21, 2020 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-6277?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-6277?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-6277?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-6277 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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