CVE-2016-2208
Symantec Anti-Virus Engine Buffer Overflow/Code Execution
Description
The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.
INFO
Published Date :
May 19, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 1, 2016, 3:08 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/ [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 20, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:anti-virus_engine:20151.1.0.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00 No Types Assigned http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00 Advisory Added CWE CWE-399 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 19, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-2208 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-2208
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
92.36 }} -0.76%
score
0.98679
percentile