Vulnerability in Symantec Advanced_threat_protection

CVE-2016-3645

Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 MP1; Symantec Web Gateway; Symantec Endpoint Protection (S…

EPSS: 0.756 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • 1036199 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • 1036198 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
  • secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
  • 40035 (exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • 91439 (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3645?
CVE-2016-3645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Symantec Advanced_threat_protection, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-3645?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-3645 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.