CVE-2018-12245

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.24%
Vendor Advisory symantec.com
Affected: Symantec Corporation Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105919 third party advisory vdb entry
https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1468.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12245?
CVE-2018-12245 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12245?
To fix CVE-2018-12245, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12245 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-12245 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-12245?
CVE-2018-12245 affects Symantec Corporation Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP).
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