CVE-2016-2207

Summary

CVECVE-2016-2207
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-30 23:59:00 UTC
Updated2021-09-08 17:19:00 UTC
DescriptionThe AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 MP1; Symantec Web Gateway; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF01, 7.5.x before 7.5.3 HF03, 7.5.4 before HF01, and 7.8.0 before HF01; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) 6.0.3 through 6.0.5 before 6.0.5 HF 1.5 and 6.0.6 before HF 1.6; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 7.0_3966002 HF1.1 and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF1.2; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF1.1 and 8.1.x before 8.1.3 HF1.2; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF01; Symantec Message Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.1-4; Symantec Message Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) 10.5 before patch 254 and 10.6 before patch 253; Norton AntiVirus, Norton Security, Norton Internet Security, and Norton 360 before NGC 22.7; Norton Security for Mac before 13.0.2; Norton Power Eraser (NPE) before 5.1; and Norton Bootable Removal Tool (NBRT) before 2016.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation) via a crafted RAR file that is mishandled during decompression.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Macos - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Application Symantec Advanced Threat Protection All All All All
Application Symantec Csapi All All All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.0 All All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.0 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.5 All All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.5 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.6 All All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.6 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.0 All All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.0 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.5 All All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.5 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.6 All All All
Application Symantec Data Center Security Server 6.6 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp1a All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp2 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp3 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp4 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp1 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp1a All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp2 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp3 All All
Application Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 mp4 All All
Application Symantec Mail Security For Domino All All All All
Application Symantec Mail Security For Domino All All All All
Application Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange 6.5.8 All All All
Application Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange 6.5.8 All All All
Application Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange All All All All
Application Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange All All All All
Application Symantec Message Gateway All All All All
Application Symantec Message Gateway For Service Providers 10.5 All All All
Application Symantec Message Gateway For Service Providers 10.6 All All All
Application Symantec Message Gateway For Service Providers 10.5 All All All
Application Symantec Message Gateway For Service Providers 10.6 All All All
Application Symantec Ngc All All All All
Application Symantec Norton 360 All All All All
Application Symantec Norton 360 All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Antivirus All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Bootable Removal Tool All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Internet Security All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Internet Security All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Power Eraser All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Security All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Security All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Security All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Security With Backup All All All All
Application Symantec Norton Security With Backup All All All All
Application Symantec Protection Engine 7.8.0 All All All
Application Symantec Protection Engine 7.8.0 All All All
Application Symantec Protection Engine All All All All
Application Symantec Protection Engine All All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.03 All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.04 All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.05 All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.06 All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.03 All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.04 All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.05 All All All
Application Symantec Protection For Sharepoint Servers 6.06 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
91434 BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Symantec Endpoint Protection Flaws in Symantec Decomposer Engine Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Norton Anti-Virus Flaws in Symantec Decomposer Engine Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Symantec Antivirus - Multiple Remote Memory Corruption Unpacking RAR EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Decomposer Engine Multiple Parsing Vulnerabilities - 2016-06-28T00:03:00 PDT | Symantec CONFIRM www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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