What is CVE-2018-12244?

CVE-2018-12244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2019-04-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-12244?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection

CVE-2018-12244

SEP (Mac client) prior to and including 12.1 RU6 MP9 and prior to 14.2 RU1 may be susceptible to a CSV/DDE injection (also known as formula injection) vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an application or website allows untrusted input into CSV files.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Symantec Endpoint_protection — versions 11.0, 12.1, 14
Symantec Corporation Endpoint Protection (Mac Client) — versions Prior to and including 12.1 RU6 MP9, Prior to 14.2 RU1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1236 — Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File

References

secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12244?: CVE-2018-12244 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, classified under Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2019-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-12244?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.