Out-of-bounds read in Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition and Symantec Endpoint Protection - CVE-2020-5826
Published: February 13, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25326
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5826
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the "AvHostPlugin.dll". A local user can trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Symantec Endpoint Protection
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5826
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
Symantec Endpoint Protection - update to 14.2 RU2 MP1