PT-2016-1846 · Symantec+1 · Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine+1

Published 2016-05-16 · Updated 2016-12-01 · CVE-2016-2208

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.4

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Anti-Virus Engine versions 20151.1 through 20151.1.1.4

Description The issue is related to errors in parsing executable files packed with ASPack software. It may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in memory access violations and system crashes, by using a file with a specially crafted PE header.

Recommendations For versions 20151.1 through 20151.1.1.4, update to version 20151.1.1.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-399

Related Identifiers

BDU:2016-01179

CVE-2016-2208

Affected Products

Aspack

Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine

References · 10

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39835 · Exploit
• http://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2208 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-2208 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2016-01179 · Security Note
• https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820 · Note
• https://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160516_00 · Note
• https://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160516_00 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1035903 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90653 · Note