CVE-2018-5238 describes a DLL Preloading vulnerability affecting Norton Power Eraser (versions prior to 5.3.0.24) and SymDiag (versions prior to 2.1.242). This flaw allows an attacker to execute malicious code by placing a specially crafted DLL in the application's search path, leading to its execution under the application's context. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.3.0.24CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_power_eraser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.1.242CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:symdiag:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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