CVE-2018-12245
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-12245 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-11-29 14:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2018-12-28 19:37:00 UTC |
| Description | Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14.2 MP1 may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which in this case is an issue that can occur when an application being installed unintentionally loads a DLL provided by a potential attacker. Note that this particular type of exploit only manifests at install time; no remediation is required for software that has already been installed. This issue only impacted the Trialware media for Symantec Endpoint Protection, which has since been updated. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-426
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Symantec | Endpoint Protection | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton and SEP Multiple Issues | CONFIRM | support.symantec.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Symantec Endpoint Protection CVE-2018-12245 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.