CVE-2018-5243

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.

• CWE-400

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory

Published

Aug 20, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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