Input validation error in Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and Symantec Endpoint Protection - CVE-2020-5824

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Input validation error in Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and Symantec Endpoint Protection - CVE-2020-5824

Published: February 13, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25324
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5824
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the "AvHostPlugin.dll" module. A local user can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Affected software

Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection

How to mitigate CVE-2020-5824

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

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