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CVE-2014-9228

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2015-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

sysplant.sys in the Manager component in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1.6 allows local users to cause a denial of service (blocked system shutdown) by triggering an unspecified deadlock condition.

Affected products

• Symantec Endpoint Protection: through 12.1.5

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75202
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032616
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150617_00
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75202
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032616
• http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20150617_00

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