Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2016-2211 |
CWE-ID | CWE-441 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) Other software / Other software solutions Symantec Scan Engine Other software / Other software solutions Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) Server applications / Other server solutions 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: #VU65
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2211
CWE-ID:
CWE-441 - Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause memory corruption on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when unpacking MSPACK archives in Symantec Antivirus. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a remote memory corruption by sending specially crafted archive to vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in remote code executione.
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 Engine (SPE): 7.0.5
: 12.1.6MP4
Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S): 6.5MP1 - 6.6MP1
Symantec Scan Engine: 13.1.2.19
Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS): 6.0.3
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=816&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.