CVE-2018-5243
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-5243
- Assigner
- secure@symantec.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-08-20T18:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-10-16T14:08:52
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:symantec:encryption_management_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.4.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1458.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105062 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041527 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5243 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-5243 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:18:11 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 11:18:02 | 2018-08-20T18:29Z | 2018-08-20T18:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 11:18:02 | 2018-10-16T14:08:52 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 11:18:02 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |