CVE-2016-2210 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Dec2LHA.dll component of Symantec's AntiVirus Decomposer engine, impacting numerous Symantec and Norton products across various platforms. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into processing a specially crafted file. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), the vulnerability is easily exploitable with low attack complexity and no user interaction required, potentially leading to significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 7.0, <= 7.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.5, <= 7.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange:6.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_power_eraser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.