Vulnerability in Symantec Anti-virus_engine
CVE-2016-2208
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.
EPSS: 0.527 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Symantec Anti-virus_engine
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 90653 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- 39835 (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_MISC)
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- 1035903 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2208?
- CVE-2016-2208 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Symantec Anti-virus_engine, classified under CWE-399. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2016-05-19.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2208?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-2208 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.