CVE-2012-6533

MEDIUM 4.4CVE-2012-6533 · Published 18/02/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2012-6533 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability affecting encryption desktop (symantec), pgp desktop (symantec).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.62%, higher than 49.7% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
encryption desktop symantec	`= 10.3.0`	No fix yet
pgp desktop symantec	`= 10.0.0= 10.0.1= 10.0.2= 10.0.3= 10.1.0= 10.1.1= 10.1.2= 10.2.0= 10.2.1`	No fix yet

Description

Buffer overflow in pgpwded.sys in Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x and Encryption Desktop 10.3.0 before MP1 on Windows XP and Server 2003 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.

References

securityfocus.com/bid/57835
symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp · Vendor Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

encryption desktop

symantec

= 10.3.0

No fix yet

pgp desktop

symantec

= 10.0.0= 10.0.1= 10.0.2= 10.0.3= 10.1.0= 10.1.1= 10.1.2= 10.2.0= 10.2.1

No fix yet

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