CVE-2020-5821

HIGHScheduled

Published:Feb 11, 2020(6 years ago)

Modified:Nov 21, 2024

Local AccessNo InteractionLow Complexity

Vulnerability Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, may be susceptible to a DLL injection vulnerability, which is a type of issue whereby an individual attempts to execute their own code in place of legitimate code as a means to perform an exploit.

Attack Characteristics

Local AccessLow ComplexityLow PrivilegesNo User Interaction

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No Fix Known

No patch has been released yet. Apply workarounds or mitigations where available.

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed In
symantec	endpoint_protection	-	-
symantec	endpoint_protection	-	-
symantec	endpoint_protection

Timeline

Published
CVE disclosed publicly
Feb 11, 20206 years ago
Last Modified
Most recent update
Nov 21, 20241 year ago
Indexed to CVEInsight
Added to this platform
Mar 29, 20261 month ago

References

https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.htmlVendor Advisory
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.htmlVendor Advisory

CVSS Score

v3.1

7.8/ 10.0

HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

At a Glance

Affected Products

References

symantec / endpoint_protection

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CVSS v3 Vector

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CVE-2020-5821

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Attack Characteristics

Affected Software

Timeline

References

CVSS Score

At a Glance

Official Sources

CVSS v3 Vector

Impact Analysis

Vulnerability Description