5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2016-5308
Symantec Endpoint Protection/Norton Security CIDS Driver Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

The Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) driver before 15.0.6 in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and before 15.1.2 in Norton Security allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a malformed Portable Executable (PE) file.

INFO

Published Date :

July 12, 2016, 2 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 5, 2018, 4:24 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-5308 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec client_intrusion_detection_system
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-5308.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-5308 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed CPE Configuration OR AND *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_intrusion_detection_system:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_intrusion_detection_system:15.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_intrusion_detection_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.1.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_intrusion_detection_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 15.0.6 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR AND *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_intrusion_detection_system:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_intrusion_detection_system:15.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01 No Types Assigned http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 12, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} 0.06%

score

0.59501

percentile

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