CVE-2016-2208
Estado: ModificadaCrítica (9.1)—💥 Exploit
The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash) via a malformed PE header file.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.0
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Puntuación base: 9.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 19%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 97
- Fecha de la puntuación: 7/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
💥 Exploits públicos
Hay código de explotación o plantillas de detección públicos. No es lo mismo que explotación activa confirmada (KEV), pero aumenta el riesgo: parchee con prioridad.
- Publicado en Exploit-DB · Symantec/Norton AntiVirus - ASPack Remote Heap/Pool Memory Corruption (17/5/2016)
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-399
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90653
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035903
- http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&suid=20160516_00
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=820
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39835/
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