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CVE-2018-12238

Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection S

Norton prior to 22.15.

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2.

Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000.

and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass issue, which is a type of exploit that works to circumvent one of the virus detection engines to avoid a specific type of virus protection. One of the antivirus engines depends on a signature pattern from a database to identify malicious files and viruses.

the antivirus bypass exploit looks to alter the file being scanned so it is not detected.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00082
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0

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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighTaskkill Symantec Endpoint Protection

Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secure@symantec.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Nov 2018 · 02:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105917Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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