CVE-2018-12240 (GCVE-0-2018-12240)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-29 20:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
5.9 (Medium)
CWE
- Privilege Escalation
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105146 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symantec Corporation | Norton Identity Safe for Android |
Affected:
Prior to 5.3.0.976
|
guessed |
Date Public
2018-08-22 00:00
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