Buffer overflow in secars.dll in the management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in secars.dll in the management console in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1.x before 12.1.3, and Symantec Endpoint Protection Center (SPC) Small Business Edition 12.0.x, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04383 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1.2 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_center:12.0.0:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.0 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_center:12.0.1:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:* | 12.0.1 | Vulnerable | Symantec |
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:12.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1.2 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_center:12.0.0:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.0 Vulnerable ·Symantec
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_center:12.0.1:-:small_business:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.0.1 Vulnerable ·Symantec
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-1612
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f29q-g5f7-h3m7
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-1612 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-1612 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f29q-g5f7-h3m7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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