Antivirus Bypass Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Products
CVE-2018-12239

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Symantec Corporation
Status
Norton; Symantec Endpoint Protection (sep); Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (sep Sbe); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (sep Cloud)
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 November 2018

Summary

Symantec Endpoint Protection products and Norton versions prior to specified updates are susceptible to an antivirus bypass vulnerability. This exploit aims to circumvent detection by altering files during scanning processes, allowing malicious files to avoid identification by security measures. The antivirus engines rely on a signature database to recognize threats, and any bypass can significantly compromise a system's defense against malware.

Affected Version(s)

Norton; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP); Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) Prior to 22.15 [Norton]

Norton; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP); Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) Prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2 [Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)]

Norton; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP); Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) Prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000 [Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE)]

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105918
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https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/art...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Physical
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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