CVE-2016-2208
Published May 19, 2016
Last updated 8 years ago
Overview
- Description
- The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.1
- Impact score
- 5.2
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- CRITICAL
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 9.4
- Impact score
- 9.2
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-399
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:symantec:anti-virus_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "02C33AD3-69BD-49C9-98BB-F19C337D04B1",
"versionEndIncluding": "20151.1.0.32"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]