CVE-2016-2208 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.

Published: 2016-05-19

Score: 9.1 Critical

EPSS: 52.7% High

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:anti-virus_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.52666.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/

History

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Subscriptions

Symantec Anti-virus Engine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: symantec

Published: 2016-05-19T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.515Z

Reserved: 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2208

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-19T10:59:00.127

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2208

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-399

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