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CVE-2012-6533

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2013-02-18 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Symantec Corporation Symantec Encryption Desktop: 10.3.0
• Symantec Pgp Desktop: 10.0.0, 10.0.1, 10.0.2, 10.0.3, 10.1.0, 10.1.1 (+3)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57835
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2013&suid=20130213_00
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57835
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2013&suid=20130213_00

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