CVE-2012-6277 [High] | Denial of Service in Domino

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."

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2025-03-30	4.40%	3.25%	-1.15%
2	2025-03-29	3.25%	4.40%	+1.15%
3	2025-03-19	—	3.25%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2025-03-30

4.40%

3.25%

-1.15%

2025-03-29

3.25%

4.40%

+1.15%

2025-03-19

—

3.25%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.8	3.1	HIGH	`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:L) They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:N) No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.8	5.9	[email protected]
9.3	2.0	HIGH	`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:M) Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones. Authentication (AU:N) No authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:C) Complete confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:C) Complete integrity impact. Availability impact (A:C) Complete availability impact.	8.6	10.0	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.8

3.1

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:L): They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N): No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.8

5.9

[email protected]

9.3

2.0

HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M): Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N): No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C): Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C): Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C): Complete availability impact.

8.6

10.0

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6277

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
ibm	domino	>= 8.5.0, <= 8.5.3.6	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:domino::::::::
ibm	notes	>= 8.5, <= 8.5.3	cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes::::::::
symantec	data_loss_prevention_endpoint	>= 11.0, < 11.6.1	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_loss_prevention_endpoint::::::::
symantec	data_loss_prevention_enforce\/detection_servers	>= 11.0, < 11.6.1	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_loss_prevention_enforce\/detection_servers::::::linux::*
symantec	data_loss_prevention_enforce\/detection_servers	>= 11.0, < 11.6.1	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_loss_prevention_enforce\/detection_servers::::::windows::*
symantec	mail_security	<= 6.5.7	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security::::::microsoft_exchange::*
symantec	mail_security	<= 8.1.0	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security::::::domino::*
symantec	mail_security	6.5.7	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:6.5.7:::::::*
symantec	messaging_gateway	>= 9.5, < 10.0.1	cpe:2.3:a:symantec:messaging_gateway::::::::
hp	autonomy_keyview_idol	< 10.16	cpe:2.3:a:hp:autonomy_keyview_idol::::::::

References for CVE-2012-6277

URL	Tags
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.html	Vendor Advisory
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482	Third Party Advisory
https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277	Third Party Advisory
https://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilities	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192	Third Party Advisory

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-6277

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-6277

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-6277

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-6277

References for CVE-2012-6277