QID 375690

Date Published: 2021-07-08

QID 375690: Symantec Endpoint Protection(SEP) Denial of Service Vulnerability (SYMSA18255)

Symantec Endpoint Protection, developed by Broadcom Inc., is a security software suite that consists of anti-malware, intrusion prevention and firewall features for server and desktop computers.

CVE-2020-12597 : The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack. The vulnerability exists due to uncaught exception in a common driver.
**Note: This issue only impacts SEP if it is managed by ICDm or has connected to an ICDm-connected SEPM

Affected Versions:
Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Prior to 14.3 RU1 MP1

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
This QID checks for the vulnerable version of Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)

A local user can perform a denial of service attack.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.6 severity.

Solution

The vendor has released patch. Please visit SYMSA18255 to get the Fixed version Information.
You can download the Symantec Endpoint Protection on Broadcom Download Center and visit here for download instruction.

Vendor References

SYMSA18255 - support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/content/security-advisories/Symantec-Security-Update/SYMSA18255

CVEs related to QID 375690

CVE-2020-12597 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
SYMSA18255			support.broadcom.com/security-advisory/content/security-advisories/Symantec-Security-Update/SYMSA18255

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