Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2017
CVE-2017-13683
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…
5.7
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EE
Endpoint Encryption · Symantec
11.0.0; 11.1.0; 11.1.1; 11.1.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13683
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13683
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101498
Vendor Advisory
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00
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