CAB decompression memory corruption in Broadcom products - CVE-2016-2211
Published: June 30, 2016 / Updated: July 4, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2211
CWE-ID: CWE-441
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause memory corruption on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when unpacking MSPACK archives in Symantec Antivirus. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a remote memory corruption by sending specially crafted archive to vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in remote code executione.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error when unpacking MSPACK archives in Symantec Antivirus. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a remote memory corruption by sending specially crafted archive to vulnerable server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in remote code executione.
Affected software
Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS)
Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S)
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE)
Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM)
Symantec Protection Engine (SPE)
Symantec Scan Engine
Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S)
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE)
Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM)
Symantec Protection Engine (SPE)
Symantec Scan Engine
How to mitigate CVE-2016-2211
Updates to resolve these issues can be installed using product update functionality. Users of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), Symantec Protection Engine (SPE), Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS), Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) and Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) should apply custom patches. For more information, please refer to vendors advisory, specified in External links section.