Vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection

CVE-2020-5824

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, may be susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby a threat actor attempts to tie up the resources of a resident application, thereby making certain functions unavailable.

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-5824: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Symantec Endpoint Protection — versions 11.0, 12.1, 14.0.0
  • Symantec Endpoint Protection (Sep) And Small Business Edition (Sep Sbe) — versions Prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5824?
CVE-2020-5824 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2020-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-5824?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.