CVE-2018-5238
"Symantec Norton Power Eraser & SymDiag DLL Preloading Vulnerability"
Description
Norton Power Eraser (prior to 5.3.0.24) and SymDiag (prior to 2.1.242) may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 22, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 14, 2018, 3:39 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5238
vulnerability.
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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-2018-5238.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-5238 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html No Types Assigned https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html Mitigation, Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-427 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_power_eraser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.3.0.24 *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:symdiag:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.1.242 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 [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-2018-5238 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-2018-5238
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.26262
percentile