Vulnerability in Norton Install Security
CVE-2017-15528
Prior to v 7.6, the Install Norton Security (INS) product can be susceptible to a certificate spoofing vulnerability, which is a type of attack whereby a maliciously procured certificate binds the public key of an attacker to the domain name of the target.
Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (47.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101796 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.info-sec.ca/advisories/Norton-Security.html (Third Party Advisory)
- www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15528?
- CVE-2017-15528 is a low-severity vulnerability in Norton Install Security, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2017-11-22.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15528?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.