Medium severity · published Apr 14, 2017
CVE-2016-5309
The RAR file parser component in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection: Network (ATP); Symantec Email Security.Cloud; Symantec Data Center…
5.5
CVSS
6.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The RAR file parser component in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection: Network (ATP); Symantec Email Security.Cloud; Symantec Data Center Security: Server; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Windows before 12.1.6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1.6 MP6; Symantec Endpoint Protection for Small Business Enterprise (SEP SBE/SEP.Cloud); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEPC) for Windows/Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.1; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF02; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF02, 7.5.x before 7.5.4 HF02, 7.5.5 before 7.5.5 HF01, and 7.8.x before 7.8.0 HF03; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF2.1, 8.1.x before 8.1.2 HF2.3, and 8.1.3 before 8.1.3 HF2.2; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 6.5.8_3968140 HF2.3, 7.x before 7.0_3966002 HF2.1, and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF2.2; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) before SPSS_6.0.3_To_6.0.5_HF_2.5 update, 6.0.6 before 6.0.6 HF_2.6, and 6.0.7 before 6.0.7_HF_2.7; Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.2; Symantec Messaging Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) before 10.5 patch 260 and 10.6 before patch 259; Symantec Web Gateway; and Symantec Web Security.Cloud allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted RAR file that is mishandled during decompression.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.9% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AT
Advanced Threat Protection · Symantec
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
CS
Csapi · Symantec
through 10.0.4 · source: NVD
ES
Email Security.cloud · Symantec
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
EP
Endpoint Protection · Symantec
through 12.1.4; through 12.1.6; through 12.1.6 · source: NVD
EP
Endpoint Protection Cloud · Symantec
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
EP
Endpoint Protection For Small Business · Symantec
through 12.1 · source: NVD
MS
Mail Security For Domino · Symantec
through 8.0.9; 8.1.2; 8.1.3 · source: NVD
MS
Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange · Symantec
through 6.5.8; 7.0; 7.0.1; 7.0.2; 7.0.3; 7.0.4; +5 more · source: NVD
MG
Messaging Gateway · Symantec
through 10.6.1 · source: NVD
MG
Messaging Gateway For Service Providers · Symantec
10.5; 10.6 · source: NVD
PE
Protection Engine · Symantec
through 7.0.5; 7.5.0; 7.5.1; 7.5.2; 7.5.3; 7.5.4; +2 more · source: NVD
PF
Protection For Sharepoint Servers · Symantec
6.0.3; 6.0.4; 6.0.5; 6.0.6; 6.0.7 · source: NVD
Affected product
SD
Symantec Data Center Security Server
Broadcom
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5309
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5309
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92868
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036847
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036848
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036849
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036850
Exploit
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=867
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