Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU25321

Insecure DLL loading in Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and Symantec Endpoint Protection - CVE-2020-5821

Published: February 13, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU25321

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5821

CWE-ID: CWE-427

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can use a specially crafted .dll file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Affected software

Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection

How to mitigate CVE-2020-5821

Install updates from vendor's website.

Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition - update to 14.2.5569.2100
Symantec Endpoint Protection - update to 14.2 RU2 MP1

External References

https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.html

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