CVE-2017-6331 Security feature bypass in Symantec Endpoint Protection
Attackers can bypass real-time protection in Symantec Endpoint Protection, allowing malicious applications to run undetected on servers and clients.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6331?
CVE-2017-6331 is a high-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 6 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Prior to SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection product can encounter an issue of Tamper-Protection Bypass, which is a type of attack that bypasses the real time protection for the application that is run on servers and clients.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6331?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6331?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6331 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6331 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6331 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2012-0295 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2018-5237 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5836 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5837 Path traversal in Symantec Endpoint Protection
- CVE-2020-5820 Privilege escalation in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p32x-gx9p-8798.