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CVE-2012-6533

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-6533 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the pgpwded.sys driver within Symantec PGP Desktop 10.x and Encryption Desktop 10.3.0 prior to MP1, specifically affecting Windows XP and Server 2003. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by executing a specially crafted application. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.4, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
10.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.0:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
10.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.1:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
10.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.2:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
10.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.0.3:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*
10.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:pgp_desktop:10.1.0:-:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.4MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.4
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.62%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
46.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-38299 · Feb 25, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0062 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

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