CVE-2016-5309 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the RAR file parser component of various Symantec AntiVirus Decomposer engines. This flaw affects numerous Symantec products, including several versions of Endpoint Protection, Mail Security, Protection Engine, and Messaging Gateway. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious RAR file) to trigger a denial of service. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit (EDB-40405) exists on ExploitDB for both out-of-bounds read and write, and there is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:advanced_threat_protection:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 10.0.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:csapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:email_security.cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 12.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:mac:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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