Out-of-bounds Read in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager
CVE-2020-5833
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, prior to 14.3, 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 (27.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.1% 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
- Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager — versions Prior to 14.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/security-advisory-detail.html (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5833?
- CVE-2020-5833 is a low-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2020-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5833?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.