CVE-2017-13683

medium

Description

In Symantec Endpoint Encryption before SEE 11.1.3HF3, a kernel memory leak is a type of resource leak that can occur when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in such a way that memory which is no longer needed is not released. In object-oriented programming, a memory leak may happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code.

References

https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101498

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-10-23

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 2.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.7

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

Severity: Medium