CVE-2016-6591

CVSS V2 Low 3.3 CVSS V3 High 7.1

Description

A security bypass vulnerability exists in Symantec Norton App Lock 1.0.3.186 and earlier if application pinning is enabled, which could let a local malicious user bypass security restrictions.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-6591

Assigner
secure@symantec.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2020-01-08T16:15:10

Last Modified Date
2020-01-21T14:50:03

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-863	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_app_lock::::::::	1	OR		1.0.3.186

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL

Integrity Impact
PARTIAL

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
3.3

Severity
LOW

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
4.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
7.1

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
0.7

Impact Score
5.8

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94343	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://support.symantec.com/us/en/article.symsa1386.html	Vendor Advisory

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6591
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-6591

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 16:53:18				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-04 09:06:17	2020-01-08T16:15Z	2020-01-08T16:15:10	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-04 09:06:17		2020-01-21T14:50:03	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-04 09:06:17		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated