CVE-2016-2208

critical

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.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/

https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820

http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-05-19

Updated: 2016-12-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical