CVE-2018-12239
moderate-risk
Published 2018-11-29
Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass issue, which is a type of exploit that works to circumvent one of the virus detection engines to avoid a specific type of virus protection. One of the antivirus engines depends on a signature pattern from a database to identify malicious files and viruses; the antivirus bypass exploit looks to alter the file being scanned so it is not detected.
Do I need to act?
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0.09% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.8/10
Medium
PHYSICAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (3)
Affected Vendors
References (4)
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105918
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105918
31
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
22/34 · High
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
9/34 · Low