CVE-2018-5243 (GCVE-0-2018-5243)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-20 18:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 17:24
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Summary
The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploit. A DoS attack is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Denial of service
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1… x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Symantec Corporation Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) Affected: Prior to 3.4.2 MP1
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Date Public
2018-08-13 00:00
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