PT-2020-18733 · Symantec · Symantec Endpoint Protection+2

Published 2020-02-11 · Updated 2020-02-14 · CVE-2020-5824

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/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 14.2 RU2 MP1 Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition versions prior to 14.2.5569.2100

Description The issue is related to a denial of service vulnerability. This type of issue occurs when a threat actor attempts to tie up the resources of a resident application, making certain functions unavailable.

Recommendations For Symantec Endpoint Protection versions prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1, update to version 14.2 RU2 MP1 or later to resolve the issue. For Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition versions prior to 14.2.5569.2100, update to version 14.2.5569.2100 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5824

ZDI-20-221

Affected Products

Symantec Endpoint Protection

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client

Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5824 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5824 · Vendor Advisory
• https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-221 · Security Note