{"id":"CVE-2012-6533","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-6533","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:43:20.906Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2013-02-18T11:56:39.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:48:19.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@symantec.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":4.4,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["symantec/pgp desktop","symantec/encryption desktop"],"epss":{"score":0.0062,"percentile":0.49438,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-02-25","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":38299,"kind":"exploit","title":"Symantec Encryption Desktop 10 - Local Buffer Overflow / Local Privilege Escalation","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38299","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/38299.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/38299.txt","published":"2012-02-25","added":"2012-02-25","updated":"2017-11-24","author":"Nikita Tarakanov","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-6533","OSVDB-89031"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57835/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.6%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57835","source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2013&suid=20130213_00","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@symantec.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57835","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=2013&suid=20130213_00","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6533","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}