CVE-2016-3645
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Integer overflow in the TNEF unpacker in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 MP1; Symantec Web Gateway; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF01, 7.5.x before 7.5.3 HF03, 7.5.4 before HF01, and 7.8.0 before HF01; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) 6.0.3 through 6.0.5 before 6.0.5 HF 1.5 and 6.0.6 before HF 1.6; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 7.0_3966002 HF1.1 and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF1.2; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF1.1 and 8.1.x before 8.1.3 HF1.2; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF01; Symantec Message Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.1-4; Symantec Message Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) 10.5 before patch 254 and 10.6 before patch 253; Norton AntiVirus, Norton Security, Norton Internet Security, and Norton 360 before NGC 22.7; Norton Security for Mac before 13.0.2; Norton Power Eraser (NPE) before 5.1; and Norton Bootable Removal Tool (NBRT) before 2016.1 allows remote attackers to have an unspecified impact via crafted TNEF data.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
25% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 98th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
A public exploit existed 61 days before the patch.
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changehigh → moderate
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Public exploit / PoCsource: exploit-db
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- norton securitySecurity Products
- protection engineSecurity Products
- advanced threat protectionSecurity Products
- norton bootable removal toolSecurity Products
- data center security serverSecurity Products
- protection for sharepoint serversSecurity Products
- message gateway for service providersSecurity Products
- csapiSecurity Products
- Broadcom End-User Security: Advanced Threat ProtectionSecurity Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
- Symantec Protection Engine (SPE)Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
- Broadcom Symantec Mail Security for DominoSecurity Products
- Symantec Endpoint ProtectionSecurity Products / endpoint-av-edr
- Broadcom Symantec Protection for SharePoint ServersSecurity Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
- Broadcom Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft ExchangeSecurity Products
- Symantec Content Security API (CSAPI)Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
- Broadcom Message Gateway for Service ProvidersSecurity Products / secure-gateway-vpn
And 12 more affected products. See all after sign-in
Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
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