CVE-2018-5243

HIGH

Symantec Encryption Management Server <3.4.2 MP1 - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploit. A DoS attack is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0063
EPSS Percentile 70.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-400
Status published
Products (1)
symantec/encryption_management_server < 3.4.2
Published Aug 20, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026