#VU21 Remote code execution - CVE-2016-2208
Published: June 23, 2016 / Updated: July 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2208
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Software vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in processing files in Anti Virus Engine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a heap buffer overflow by creating a specially crafted file that, when processed by the target application, will trigger a heap overflow in the processing of PE headers and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with root privileges on Linux/UNIX/OS X based systems and kernel-level privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Norton and Symantec Enterprise products that ship with the Anti Virus Engine (AVE) are affected.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in processing files in Anti Virus Engine. A remote unauthenticated attacker can cause a heap buffer overflow by creating a specially crafted file that, when processed by the target application, will trigger a heap overflow in the processing of PE headers and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with root privileges on Linux/UNIX/OS X based systems and kernel-level privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Norton and Symantec Enterprise products that ship with the Anti Virus Engine (AVE) are affected.
Remediation
The vendor has issued a fix (AVE 20151.1.1.4)