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CVE-2016-5311

 

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup, Norton Security, Norton Security with Backup, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud, and Endpoint Protection Cloud Client due to a DLL-preloading without path restrictions, which could let a local malicious user obtain system privileges.

Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de escalada de privilegios en Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup, Norton Security, Norton Security with Backup, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud y Endpoint Protection Cloud Client, debido a una precarga de DLL sin restricciones de ruta, que podrĂ­a permitir a un usuario malicioso local obtener privilegios system.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2016-06-06 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-01-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-02-18 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-427: Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Symantec
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Endpoint Protection
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< 22.8.0.50
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-
Affected
Symantec
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Endpoint Protection Cloud
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< 22.8.0.50
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-
Affected
Symantec
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Norton 360
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< 22.7
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-
Affected
Symantec
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Norton Antivirus
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< 22.7
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Norton Antivirus" and version " < 22.7"
-
Affected
Symantec
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Norton Antivirus With Backup
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< 22.7
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-
Affected
Symantec
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Norton Family
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< 22.7
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-
Affected
Symantec
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Norton Internet Security
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< 22.7
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Norton Internet Security" and version " < 22.7"
-
Affected
Symantec
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Norton Security
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< 22.7
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Norton Security" and version " < 22.7"
-
Affected
Symantec
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Norton Security With Backup
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Norton Security With Backup"
< 22.7
Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Norton Security With Backup" and version " < 22.7"
-
Affected