5.7
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-13682
Symantec Encryption Desktop Kernel Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description

In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, a kernel memory leak is a type of resource leak that can occur when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in such a way that memory which is no longer needed is not released. In object-oriented programming, a memory leak may happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 23, 2017, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-13682 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 encryption_desktop
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-2017-13682.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101497 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-13682 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-13682 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-772
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00 No Types Assigned https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101497 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101497 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 10.3.0 up to (including) 10.4.1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101497 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00 [No Types Assigned]
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.11925

percentile

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