SB2016071106 - Memory corruption in Symantec Norton Security



SB2016071106 - Memory corruption in Symantec Norton Security

Published: July 11, 2016 Updated: November 22, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016071106
Severity
Medium
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) 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 in processing PE files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause the target system to crash by creating a specially crafted portable-executable (PE) file that, when downloaded and manipulated on the target system, will cause a kernel-level memory corruption error in the Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.