3.7
LOW
CVE-2017-15528
Norton Security Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability
Description

Prior to v 7.6, the Install Norton Security (INS) product can be susceptible to a certificate spoofing vulnerability, which is a type of attack whereby a maliciously procured certificate binds the public key of an attacker to the domain name of the target.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 22, 2017, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 12, 2020, 5:48 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.2
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15528 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 Norton install_norton_security
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-2017-15528.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101796 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Norton-Security.html Third Party Advisory
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171121_00 Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-15528 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15528 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 12, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Norton-Security.html No Types Assigned https://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Norton-Security.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:install_norton_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6 OR *cpe:2.3:a:norton:install_norton_security:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Norton-Security.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101796 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101796 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171121_00 No Types Assigned https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171121_00 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-295
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:install_norton_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 24, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101796 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 23, 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=20171121_00 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171121_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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15528 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15528 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.17 }} 0.01%

score

0.52511

percentile

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