RCE in Norton Remove \& Reinstall
CVE-2017-13676
Norton Remove & Reinstall can be susceptible to a DLL preloading vulnerability. These types of issues occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application. A Norton Remove & Reinstall update, version 4.4.0.58, has been released which addresses the aforementioned vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Norton Remove_\&_reinstall
- Symantec Corporation Norton Remove & Reinstall — versions Prior to 4.4.0.58
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-13676?
- CVE-2017-13676 is a high-severity vulnerability in Norton Remove \& Reinstall, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-09-28.
- How severe is CVE-2017-13676?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.