CVE-2018-12240
Norton Identity Safe IV Hardcoded Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type of vulnerability that can potentially increase the likelihood of encrypted data being recovered without adequate credentials.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 29, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2020, 3:45 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
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-2018-12240.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_identity_safe:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.0.976 OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_password_manager:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.0.976 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-264 CWE-798 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html No Types Assigned https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1460.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-310 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_identity_safe:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.0.976 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12240 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-2018-12240
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} -0.02%
score
0.42616
percentile