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.
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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: 0.016 (74.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
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
- support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1459.html (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105100 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
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.