CVE-2016-2208 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903 http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820 https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.1