CVE-2016-2208
high-risk
Published 2016-05-19
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.
Do I need to act?
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52.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 47% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
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9
CVSS 9.1/10
Critical
NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (1)
Affected Vendors
References (10)
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity
31/34 · Critical
Exploitability
25/34 · High
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal