CVE-2014-9228 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) versions prior to 12.1.6. A local attacker can exploit a deadlock condition within the sysplant.sys driver, part of the Manager component, to prevent system shutdown. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, with the primary impact being system availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.