CVE-2016-5308

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2016-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) driver before 15.0.6 in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and before 15.1.2 in Norton Security allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a malformed Portable Executable (PE) file.

Affected products

Symantec Client Intrusion Detection System: before 15.1.2; before 15.0.6 — fixed in 15.0.6, 15.1.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Symantec Client Intrusion Detection System 15.0.6, 15.1.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265
http://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20160707_01

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