Multiple vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection

Published: 2018-06-26

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-5236 CVE-2018-5237
CWE-ID	CWE-362 CWE-264
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Symantec Endpoint Protection Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls
Vendor	Broadcom

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU13468

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5236

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to race condition when the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events. A local attacker can trigger race condition and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

The vulnerability is fixed in the versions 12.1 RU6 MP10, 14 RU1 MP1.

Vulnerable software versions

Symantec Endpoint Protection: 11 - 12.1

External links

http://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Privilege escalation

EUVDB-ID: #VU13469