Out-of-bounds read in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - CVE-2020-5833
Published: May 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU27692
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5833
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 sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A local user can run a specially crafted program to trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5833
Install updates from vendor's website.
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager - update to 14.3