CVE-2016-2208 EXPLOIT
9.1
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 19.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.1 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 19.18% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-05-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| symantec | anti-virus engine |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Symantec/Norton AntiVirus - ASPack Remote Heap/Pool Memory Corruption | 2016-05-17 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/
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