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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.192 (97.2th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.192 · newest: 0.192 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653 (vdb-entry)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/ (exploit)
- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903 (vdb-entry)
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.