CVE-2016-5308

The Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) driver before 15.0.6 in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and before 15.1.2 in Norton Security allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a malformed Portable Executable (PE) file.

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01Vendor Advisory

Published

Jul 12, 2016

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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