Vulnerability in Symantec Norton Power Eraser
CVE-2018-5238
Norton Power Eraser (prior to 5.3.0.24) and SymDiag (prior to 2.1.242) may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application.
EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Symantec Norton_power_eraser
- Symantec Symdiag
- Symantec Corporation Norton Power Eraser — versions Prior to 5.3.0.24
- Symantec Corporation Symdiag — versions Prior to 2.1.242
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@symantec.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@symantec.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-5238?
- CVE-2018-5238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Norton Power Eraser, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-22.
- How severe is CVE-2018-5238?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.