What is CVE-2016-3648?

CVE-2016-3648 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint_protection_manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.

How severe is CVE-2016-3648?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Symantec Endpoint_protection_manager

CVE-2016-3648

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows remote authenticated users to bypass the Authentication Lock protection mechanism, and conduct brute-force password-guessing attacks against management-console accounts…

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.006 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint_protection_manager
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
91441 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
1036196 (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3648?: CVE-2016-3648 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint_protection_manager, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2016-06-30.
How severe is CVE-2016-3648?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.