Symantec Endpoint Protection up to 14.2 RU2 out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to 14.2 RU2 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-5827. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Symantec Endpoint Protection and Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition up to 14.2 RU2 (Anti-Malware Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1, may be susceptible to an out of bounds vulnerability, which is a type of issue that results in an existing application reading memory outside of the bounds of the memory that had been allocated to the program.

The weakness was released 02/03/2020 as SYMSA1505 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is available at support.symantec.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-5827 since 01/06/2020. Local access is required to approach this attack. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 14.2 RU2 MP1 or 14.2.5569.2100 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-149979, VDB-149980, VDB-149981 and VDB-149982. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Vendor Base Score (Symantec): 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Endpoint Protection/Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 14.2 RU2 MP1/14.2.5569.2100

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01/06/2020 🔍
02/03/2020 +28 days 🔍
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02/12/2020 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: SYMSA1505
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-5827 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5827
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149986
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/12/2020 07:40
Updated: 02/12/2020 07:45
Changes: 02/12/2020 07:40 (53), 02/12/2020 07:45 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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