CVE-2012-4014

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Published Sep 25, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in McAfee Email Anti-virus (formerly WebShield SMTP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:email_and_web_security:5.6:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2012-3958	Unspecified vulnerability in McAfee Email Anti-virus (formerly WebShield SMTP) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.9% (1.895% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN50701493/index.html
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000086

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Email And Web Security

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: Sep 25, 2012, 10:00 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 12:56 AM
Reserved: Jul 12, 2012, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 25, 2012, 11:07 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:44 PM

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