PT-2018-16828 · Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Protection+1

Published 2018-06-20 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-5237

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 a privilege escalation vulnerability, which allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels.

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

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5237

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5237 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5237 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/104199 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041180 · Note