Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-2210 |
CWE-ID | CWE-272 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) Server applications / Other server solutions Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
Vendor | Broadcom |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU63
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2210
CWE-ID:
CWE-272 - Least Privilege Violation
Exploit availability: Yes
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when decompressing LZH and LHA archives in the dec2lha library. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause stacked-based buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted archive to vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Updates to resolve these issues can be installed using product update functionality. Users of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), Symantec Protection Engine (SPE), Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS), Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) and Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) should apply custom patches. For more information, please refer to vendors advisory, specified in External links section.
Vulnerable software versionsSymantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS): 6.0.3 - 6.0.5
Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM): 8.0.9 - 8.1.3
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE): 6.5.8 - 7.5.4
External linkshttp://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=814&q=label%3AVendor-Symantec
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.