#VU65 CAB decompression memory corruption in Broadcom products - CVE-2016-2211 

 

#VU65 CAB decompression memory corruption in Broadcom products - CVE-2016-2211

Published: June 30, 2016 / Updated: July 4, 2016


Vulnerability identifier: #VU65
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2211
CWE-ID: CWE-441
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Symantec Protection Engine (SPE)
Symantec Scan Engine

Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S)
Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS)
Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM)
Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE)
Software vendor:
Broadcom

Description

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.

Remediation

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.

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