CVE-2017-6331
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: November 6, 2017 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEndpoint Protection
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Prior to SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection product can encounter an issue of Tamper-Protection Bypass, which is a type of attack that bypasses the real time protection for the application that is run on servers and clients.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 14.0Prior to SEP 14 RU1
Affected range stops below 14.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101502VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039775Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43134/x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171106_00CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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