SB2016063010 - CAB decompression memory corruption in Symantec Protection Engine (SPE)



SB2016063010 - CAB decompression memory corruption in Symantec Protection Engine (SPE)

Published: June 30, 2016 Updated: July 4, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016063010
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) CAB decompression memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2211)

The 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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.