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HIGH

CVE-2012-6277

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: February 21, 2020· Updated: Jun 16, 2026

7.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

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."

Technical Analysis

CVE-2012-6277 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Affected Vendors & Products

HP1 product(s)

autonomy keyview idol

IBM2 product(s)

dominonotes

symantec4 product(s)

data loss prevention endpointdata loss prevention enforce\/detection serversmail securitymessaging gateway

Source: NVD CPE · 8 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

Offensive Security exploit database

GitHub PoC Search

Community PoC repositories

Rapid7 / Metasploit

Metasploit module search

Security advisories & exploits

Official NIST entry

CVE Program entry

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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.html

ADVISORYhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482

ADVISORYhttps://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277

ADVISORYhttps://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilities

ADVISORYhttps://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/

ADVISORYhttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/

ADVISORYhttps://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610

ADVISORYhttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192

ADVISORYhttps://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.html

ADVISORYhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482

ADVISORYhttps://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277

ADVISORYhttps://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilities

ADVISORYhttps://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-security-vulnerabilities-addressed-in-ibm-notes-9-0-cve-2011-3026-cve-2012-6349-cve-2012-6277/

ADVISORYhttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/

ADVISORYhttps://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610

ADVISORYhttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192

All References (16)

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https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.htmlVendor Advisory

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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482Third Party Advisory

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https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277Third Party Advisory

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https://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory · US Government Resource

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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

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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource

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https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

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https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67192Third Party Advisory

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https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1262.htmlVendor Advisory

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https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/viewAlert.x?alertId=27482Third Party Advisory

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https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2012-6277Third Party Advisory

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https://www.energy.gov/cio/articles/v-118-ibm-lotus-domino-multiple-vulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory · US Government Resource

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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

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https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/849841/Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource

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https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56610Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2012-6277

CVSS Score7.8 / 10

SeverityHIGH

WeaknessNVD-CWE-noinfo

CISA KEVNo

Affected3 vendor(s)

PublishedFeb 21, 2020

Related CVEs (NVD-CWE-noinfo)

Recommended Actions

→Apply vendor patches immediately
→Monitor CVE-2012-6277 in threat intel feeds
→Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts

Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.

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