CVE-2018-18369

Description

Norton Security (Windows client) prior to 22.16.3 and SEP SBE (Windows client) prior to Cloud Agent 3.00.31.2817, NIS-22.15.2.22 & SEP-12.1.7484.7002, may be susceptible to a DLL Preloading vulnerability, which is a type of issue that can occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.40%
Vendor Advisory symantec.com
Affected: Symantec Corporation Norton Security
Affected: Symantec Corporation Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1479.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107997 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-18369?
CVE-2018-18369 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-18369?
To fix CVE-2018-18369, 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-2018-18369 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-18369 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-2018-18369?
CVE-2018-18369 affects Symantec Corporation Norton Security, Symantec Corporation Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition.
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