Out-of-bounds Read in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
CVE-2020-5828
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1, may be susceptible to an out of bounds vulnerability, which is a type of issue that results in an existing application reading memory outside of the bounds of the memory that had been allocated to the program.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (26.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager — versions 14.2
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (Sepm) — versions Prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5828?
- CVE-2020-5828 is a low-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5828?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.