CVE-2018-5236: Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard)

Medium severity · published Jun 20, 2018

CVE-2018-5236

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard)

5.3

CVSS

1.1%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

Endpoint Protection · Symantec

through 14.0; 12.1; 14.0 · source: NVD

Affected product

Endpoint Protection

Symantec

All Endpoint Protection CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5236

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5236

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180

Vendor Advisory

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.html