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CVE-2016-5311

Published: Jan 9, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-427
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

A Privilege Escalation vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton Antivirus, Norton AntiVirus with Backup, Norton Security, Norton Security with Backup, Norton Internet Security, Norton 360, Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Cloud, and Endpoint Protection Cloud Client due to a DLL-preloading without path restrictions, which could let a local malicious user obtain system privileges.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-427

Affected Products

Symantec
commercial·USaka norton, symantec enterprise security
endpoint protection
Security Products
endpoint protection cloud
Security Products
norton 360
Security Products
norton antivirus
Security Products
norton antivirus with backup
Security Products
norton family
Security Products
norton internet security
Security Products
norton security
Security Products
and 3 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94295
securityfocus.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037323
securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037324
securitytracker.com
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