CVE-2016-5308
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
The Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) driver before 15.0.6 in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and before 15.1.2 in Norton Security allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a malformed Portable Executable (PE) file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| symantec | client_intrusion_detection_system | {"endExcluding":"15.1.2"} | 15.1.2 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.