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CVE-2016-5308

The Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) driver before 15.0.6 in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and before 15.1.2 in Norton Securit…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.4%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.42% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.07.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1036265 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • symantec.com /security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036264 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91608 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.