Out-of-bounds Read in Symantec Endpoint Protection
CVE-2019-12750
Symantec Endpoint Protection, prior to 14.2 RU1 & 12.1 RU6 MP10 and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition, prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10c (12.1.7491.7002), may be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an attacker may attempt to compromise the software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.013 (68.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Endpoint Protection — versions 11.0, 12.1, 14.0.0
- Symantec Endpoint Protection, Protection Small Business Edition — versions Prior to 14.2 RU1 & 12.1 RU6 MP10, Prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10c (12.1.7491.7002)
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-12750?
- CVE-2019-12750 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2019-12750?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-12750 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.