CVE-2018-12240 (GCVE-0-2018-12240)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:31
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Summary
The Norton Identity Safe product prior to 5.3.0.976 may be susceptible to a privilege escalation issue via a hard coded IV, which is a type of vulnerability that can potentially increase the likelihood of encrypted data being recovered without adequate credentials.
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CWE
  • Privilege Escalation
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Symantec Corporation Norton Identity Safe for Android Affected: Prior to 5.3.0.976
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