Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection
CVE-2018-5236
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.
Vulnerability class: Race Condition
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% 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 — versions 12.1, 14.0
- Symantec Corporation Endpoint Protection — versions Prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5236?
- CVE-2018-5236 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-06-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5236?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.