CVE-2016-2208

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information

Vendor
Symantec
Status
Anti-virus Engine
Vendor
CVE Published:
19 May 2016

Summary

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.

Refferences

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id...
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates...
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

EPSS Score

91% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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