Denial of service in Symantec Encryption Management Server

1) Denial of service

EUVDB-ID: #VU14531

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5243

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditon on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error in Symantec Encryption Management Server. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.

Mitigation

Update to version 3.4.2 MP1.

Vulnerable software versions

Symantec Encryption Management Server: 3.2.0 - 3.4.2

External links

http://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.