CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-5243

The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploit. A DoS attack is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.

5 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 10 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-08-20 06:29

Updated : 2018-10-16 02:08

NVD link : CVE-2018-5243

Mitre link : CVE-2018-5243

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-400