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CVE-2017-15528

Norton Security for Mac Man-In-The-Middle

Severity Score

3.7
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Prior to v 7.6, the Install Norton Security (INS) product can be susceptible to a certificate spoofing vulnerability, which is a type of attack whereby a maliciously procured certificate binds the public key of an attacker to the domain name of the target.

Antes de la versión 7.6, el producto Install Norton Security (INS) puede ser susceptible a una vulnerabilidad de suplantación de certificados. En este ataque, un certificado adquirido de manera maliciosa enlaza la clave pública de un atacante al nombre de dominio del objetivo.

Norton Security for Mac versions prior to 7.6 do not validate the SSL certificate it receives when connecting to the server used to download the main installer.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-10-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2017-11-22 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Norton
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 Install Norton Security
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 < 7.6
Search vendor "Norton" for product "Install Norton Security" and version " < 7.6"
macos
Affected