CVE-2019-9698 : Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file

Symantec AV Engine, prior to 13.0.9r17, may be susceptible to an arbitrary file deletion issue, which is a type of vulnerability that could allow an attacker to delete files on the resident system without elevated privileges.

Published 2019-05-08 19:29:00

Updated 2020-08-24 17:37:01

Source Symantec Corporation

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Products affected by CVE-2019-9698

Symantec » Antivirus Engine » For Mac Os X
Versions before (<) 13.0.9r17
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_engine:*:*:*:*:*:mac_os_x:*:*
Matching versions

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-9698

EPSS FAQ

0.05%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 12 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-9698

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
3.6	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P	3.9	4.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: High Availability: None

References for CVE-2019-9698

https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1481.html

Symantec AV Engine Arbitrary File Deletion
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