Vulnerability in Symantec Norton Password Manager
CVE-2018-12240
The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type of vulnerability that can potentially increase the likelihood of encrypted data being recovered without adequate credentials.
EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Symantec Norton_password_manager
- Symantec Corporation Norton Identity Safe For Android — versions Prior to 5.3.0.976
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12240?
- CVE-2018-12240 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Password Manager, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2018-08-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12240?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.