CVE-2016-2208

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-2208
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-19 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.1 CRITICAL from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.1CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Anti-virus Engine All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Symantec Anti Virus Engine Heap Overflow in Processing Files Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Symantec Antivirus Engine Malformed PE Header Parser Memory Access Violation - 2016-05-16T16:18:17 PDT | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
820 - Symantec/Norton Antivirus ASPack Remote Heap/Pool memory corruption Vulnerability CVE-2016-2208 - project-zero - Monorail af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.chromium.org
Symantec/Norton AntiVirus - ASPack Remote Heap/Pool Memory Corruption - Multiple dos Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
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