Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection
CVE-2018-12245
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14.2 MP1 may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which in this case is an issue that can occur when an application being installed unintentionally loads a DLL provided by a potential attacker. Note that this particular type of exploit only manifests at install time; no remediation is required for software that has already been installed. This issue only impacted the Trialware media for Symantec Endpoint Protection, which has since been updated.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Endpoint Protection
- Symantec Corporation Endpoint Protection (Sep) — versions Prior to 14.2 MP1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105919 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1468.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12245?
- CVE-2018-12245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12245?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.