CVE-2016-5309

MEDIUM

Broadcom Symantec Data Center Security Server - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

The RAR file parser component in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection: Network (ATP); Symantec Email Security.Cloud; Symantec Data Center Security: Server; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Windows before 12.1.6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1.6 MP6; Symantec Endpoint Protection for Small Business Enterprise (SEP SBE/SEP.Cloud); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEPC) for Windows/Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.1; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF02; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF02, 7.5.x before 7.5.4 HF02, 7.5.5 before 7.5.5 HF01, and 7.8.x before 7.8.0 HF03; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF2.1, 8.1.x before 8.1.2 HF2.3, and 8.1.3 before 8.1.3 HF2.2; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 6.5.8_3968140 HF2.3, 7.x before 7.0_3966002 HF2.1, and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF2.2; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) before SPSS_6.0.3_To_6.0.5_HF_2.5 update, 6.0.6 before 6.0.6 HF_2.6, and 6.0.7 before 6.0.7_HF_2.7; Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.2; Symantec Messaging Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) before 10.5 patch 260 and 10.6 before patch 259; Symantec Web Gateway; and Symantec Web Security.Cloud allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted RAR file that is mishandled during decompression.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40405

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0803
EPSS Percentile 92.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-125
Status draft

Affected Products (43)

broadcom/symantec_data_center_security_server
symantec/advanced_threat_protection
symantec/csapi < 10.0.4
symantec/email_security.cloud
symantec/endpoint_protection < 12.1.4
symantec/endpoint_protection < 12.1.6
symantec/endpoint_protection < 12.1.6
symantec/endpoint_protection_cloud
symantec/endpoint_protection_cloud
symantec/endpoint_protection_for_small_business < 12.1
symantec/endpoint_protection_for_small_business
symantec/mail_security_for_domino < 8.0.9
symantec/mail_security_for_domino
symantec/mail_security_for_domino
symantec/mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange < 6.5.8
... and 28 more

Timeline

Published Apr 14, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026