PT-2016-3865 · Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Encryption

Published 2016-05-14 · Updated 2016-05-18 · CVE-2015-8156

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) versions 11.x before 11.1.1

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse executable file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% directory. This can be demonstrated by placing a malicious program.exe in the specified directory.

Recommendations For Symantec Endpoint Encryption (SEE) versions 11.x before 11.1.1, update to version 11.1.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8156

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Encryption

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8156 · Security Note
• http://symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160506_00 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/90050 · Note