What is CVE-2015-8149?

CVE-2015-8149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Encryption Management Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2015-8149?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Symantec Encryption Management Server

CVE-2015-8149

The LDAP service in Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) 3.3.2 before MP12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and service outage) via crafted requests.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2016-02-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.017 (76.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.017 · change: -0.002

Affected products

Symantec Encryption Management Server

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.securitytracker.com/id/1035063 (vdb-entry)
www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/83270 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-8149?: CVE-2015-8149 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Encryption Management Server, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2015-8149?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.