CVE-2017-15528

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-15528
StatePUBLISHED
Assignersymantec
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-22 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionPrior to v 7.6, the Install Norton Security (INS) product can be susceptible to a certificate spoofing vulnerability, which is a type of attack whereby a maliciously procured certificate binds the public key of an attacker to the domain name of the target.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.7 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS: 0.002300000 probability, percentile 0.457080000 (date 2026-05-14)

Problem Types: CWE-295 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary3.7LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Norton Install Norton Security All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security Advisories Relating to Symantec Products - Install Norton Security Certificate Spoof - 2017-11-21T06:25:14 PST | Symantec af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Norton Security for Mac CVE-2017-15528 Certificate Spoofing Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Norton Security for Mac - MITM SSL Certificate Vulnerability (CVE-2017-15528) - Info-Sec.CA af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.info-sec.ca Third Party Advisory
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