PT-2018-16827 · Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Protection+1

Published 2018-06-20 · Updated 2018-08-11 · CVE-2018-5236

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 14 RU1 MP1 Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10

Description The issue is related to a race condition, which occurs when the output of software is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

Recommendations For versions prior to 14 RU1 MP1, update to 14 RU1 MP1 or later. For versions prior to 12.1 RU6 MP10, update to 12.1 RU6 MP10 or later.

Fix

Race Condition

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-362

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5236

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5236 · Security Note
• https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5236 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041180 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104198 · Note