Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-12245
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.
Vulnerability category: File inclusion
Products affected by CVE-2018-12245
- Symantec » Endpoint ProtectionVersions from including (>=) 11.0 and up to, including, (<=) 14.2.0.1cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12245
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-12245
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
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NIST | |
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7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-12245
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The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-12245
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105919
Symantec Endpoint Protection CVE-2018-12245 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1468.html
Norton and SEP Multiple IssuesVendor Advisory
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