7.5high
CVE-2018-5243
The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) explo…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 78%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploit. A DoS attack is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.77% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- Symantec Corporation Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS)
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
- support.symantec.com /en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1041527 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/105062 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2018-5243
- NVD: CVE-2018-5243
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