CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-2210

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in Dec2LHA.dll in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in various Symantec products may lead to unauthorized access or execution of malicious code. This affects multiple versions of Symantec Advanced Threat Protection, Symantec Endpoint Protection, and other products.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to serious security incidents, including data loss and system takeover. Organizations should be aware of the risks associated with outdated software versions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update all affected Symantec products to the latest versions that include security patches. Regular monitoring and updating of software should be part of the organization's security strategy.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Dec2LHA.dll in the AntiVirus Decomposer engine in Symantec Advanced Threat Protection (ATP); Symantec Data Center Security:Server (SDCS:S) 6.x through 6.6 MP1; Symantec Web Gateway; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Mac; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) for Linux before 12.1 RU6 MP5; Symantec Protection Engine (SPE) before 7.0.5 HF01, 7.5.x before 7.5.3 HF03, 7.5.4 before HF01, and 7.8.0 before HF01; Symantec Protection for SharePoint Servers (SPSS) 6.0.3 through 6.0.5 before 6.0.5 HF 1.5 and 6.0.6 before HF 1.6; Symantec Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange (SMSMSE) before 7.0_3966002 HF1.1 and 7.5.x before 7.5_3966008 VHF1.2; Symantec Mail Security for Domino (SMSDOM) before 8.0.9 HF1.1 and 8.1.x before 8.1.3 HF1.2; CSAPI before 10.0.4 HF01; Symantec Message Gateway (SMG) before 10.6.1-4; Symantec Message Gateway for Service Providers (SMG-SP) 10.5 before patch 254 and 10.6 before patch 253; Norton Anti

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