SB2016051902 - Remote code execution in Symantec Antivirus Engine
Published: May 19, 2016 Updated: July 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016051902
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Remote code execution (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2208)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSSv4: 8.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in processing files in Anti Virus Engine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a heap buffer overflow by creating a specially crafted file that, when processed by the target application, will trigger a heap overflow in the processing of PE headers and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with root privileges on Linux/UNIX/OS X based systems and kernel-level privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Norton and Symantec Enterprise products that ship with the Anti Virus Engine (AVE) are affected.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.