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CVE-2016-5308

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Published: Jul 12, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

The Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) driver before 15.0.6 in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and before 15.1.2 in Norton Security allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a malformed Portable Executable (PE) file.

Affected (2)

Symantec
1 product
Client Intrusion Detection System
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Client Intrusion Detection System
Before 15.1.2
Configuration B
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Client Intrusion Detection System
Before 15.0.6
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

Source: secure@symantec.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secure@symantec.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secure@symantec.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: secure@symantec.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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