CVE-2018-5236
N/A
Published: June 20, 2018 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEndpoint Protection
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 14, 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:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-362
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