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CVE-2018-5243

N/A
Published: August 20, 2018 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEncryption Management Server

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Encryption Management Server· Symantec
95%
v ≤ 3.4.2v < 3.4.2
Affected range stops below 3.4.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No 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/105062
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400

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