CVE-2018-18366 Information disclosure in Norton Security
A specially crafted IRP request in Symantec security drivers can leak uninitialized kernel memory, potentially exposing sensitive data to local attackers.
- 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-2018-18366?
CVE-2018-18366 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Symantec Endpoint Protection, published on 25 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Symantec Norton Security prior to 22.16.3, SEP (Windows client) prior to and including 12.1 RU6 MP9, and prior to 14.2 RU1, SEP SBE prior to Cloud Agent 3.00.31.2817, NIS-22.15.2.22, SEP-12.1.7484.7002 and SEP Cloud prior to 22.16.3 may be susceptible to a kernel memory disclosure, which is a type of issue where a specially crafted IRP request can cause the driver to return uninitialized memory.
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18366?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Symantec Endpoint Protection, Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud, Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud Agent, Symantec Norton Security.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18366?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-18366 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-18366 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18366 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-6mpj-9376-4g2w.