NVD

CVE-2016-5309 Detail

Description

The RAR file parser component in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection: Network (ATP); Symantec Email Security.Cloud; Symantec Data Center Security: Server; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Windows before 12.1.6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1.6 MP6; Symantec Endpoint Protection for Small Business Enterprise (SEP SBE/SEP.Cloud); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEPC) for Windows/Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition 12.1; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF02; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF02, 7.5.x before 7.5.4 HF02, 7.5.5 before 7.5.5 HF01, and 7.8.x before 7.8.0 HF03; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF2.1, 8.1.x before 8.1.2 HF2.3, and 8.1.3 before 8.1.3 HF2.2; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 6.5.8_3968140 HF2.3, 7.x before 7.0_3966002 HF2.1, and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF2.2; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) before SPSS_6.0.3_To_6.0.5_HF_2.5 update, 6.0.6 before 6.0.6 HF_2.6, and 6.0.7 before 6.0.7_HF_2.7; Symantec Messaging Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.2; Symantec Messaging Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) before 10.5 patch 260 and 10.6 before patch 259; Symantec Web Gateway; and Symantec Web Security.Cloud allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted RAR file that is mishandled during decompression.

Severity

CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:

NIST: NVD

Base Score: 5.5 MEDIUM

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92868	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036847	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036848	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036849	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036850	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=867	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40405/	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160919_00	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-125	Out-of-bounds Read	NIST

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Change History

2 change records found show changes

Reanalysis by NIST 9/09/2021 1:49:55 PM

Action

Type

Old Value

New Value

Changed

CPE Configuration

Record truncated, showing 500 of 3390 characters.
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OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:advanced_threat_protection:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:csapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.4
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_center_security_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:email_security.cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:mac:*:* versions up to (including) 12.1.4
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions up to (including) 12.1.6
     *cpe:2.3:a:syman

Record truncated, showing 500 of 3399 characters.
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OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:symantec_data_center_security_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:advanced_threat_protection:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:csapi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 10.0.4
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:email_security.cloud:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:mac:*:* versions up to (including) 12.1.4
     *cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions up to (including) 12.1.6
     *cpe:2.

Removed

CVSS V3

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

Added

CVSS V3.1

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

Initial Analysis by NIST 4/25/2017 2:58:48 PM

Action	Type	Old Value	New Value
Added	CPE Configuration		Record truncated, showing 500 of 3264 characters. View Entire Change Record OR cpe:2.3:a:symantec:advanced_threat_protection:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:csapi:10.0.4::::::: (and previous) cpe:2.3:a:symantec:data_center_security_server:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:email_security.cloud:-::::::: cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1.4:::::mac::* (and previous) cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1.6:::::linux::* (and previous) cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1.6::::*:win
Added	CVSS V2		(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Added	CVSS V3		AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Added	CWE		CWE-125
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92868 No Types Assigned	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92868 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036847 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036847 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036848 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036848 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036849 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036849 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036850 No Types Assigned	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036850 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=867 No Types Assigned	https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=867 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40405/ No Types Assigned	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40405/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed	Reference Type	https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160919_00 No Types Assigned	https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160919_00 Vendor Advisory

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5309
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2017
NVD Last Modified:
09/09/2021
Source:
Symantec Corporation

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