CVE-2018-5243

Published: Aug 20, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploit. A DoS attack is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.

Affected (1)

Products: Symantec: Encryption Management Server

1 product

Encryption Management Server

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Symantec Encryption Management Server	Up to 3.4.2

Related CWEs

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.

References (6)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062

Source: secure@symantec.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527

Source: secure@symantec.com

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html

Source: secure@symantec.com

MitigationVendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

MitigationVendor Advisory

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