SB2016071105 - Memory corruption in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Published: July 11, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016071105
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5308)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause the target system to crash.The vulnerability exists due to a memory corruption error when processing PE files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause the target system to crash by creating a specially crafted portable-executable (PE) file, once downloaded, must be manipulated on the targeted system hard drive to interact with the vulnerable CIDS engine.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.