PT-2018-16834 · Symantec · Symantec Encryption Management Server

Published 2018-08-20 · Updated 2018-10-16 · CVE-2018-5243

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Encryption Management Server versions prior to 3.4.2 MP1

Description The issue may allow for a denial of service (DoS) exploit, where an attacker attempts to make a machine or network resource unavailable by disrupting services. This can be achieved by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.4.2 MP1, update to version 3.4.2 MP1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-5243

Affected Products

Symantec Encryption Management Server

References · 5

• https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5243 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5243 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105062 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041527 · Note