CVE-2017-13683

In Symantec Endpoint Encryption before SEE 11.1.3HF3, a kernel memory leak is a type of resource leak that can occur when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in such a way that memory which is no longer needed is not released. In object-oriented programming, a memory leak may happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code.

• CWE-772

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101498Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101498Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171009_00Vendor Advisory

Published

Oct 23, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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