9.4
CVSSv2

CVE-2016-2208

Published: 19/05/2016 Updated: 01/12/2016
CVSS v2 Base Score: 9.4 | Impact Score: 9.2 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.1 | Impact Score: 5.2 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 945
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 prior to 20151.1.1.4 allows remote malicious users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.

Vulnerability Trend

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symantec anti-virus engine

Exploits

Source: bugschromiumorg/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820 When parsing executables packed by an early version of aspack, a buffer overflow can occur in the core Symantec Antivirus Engine used in most Symantec and Norton branded Antivirus products The problem occurs when section data is truncated, that is, when SizeOfRawData is greater ...