Description (CNA)
Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass issue, which is a type of exploit that works to circumvent one of the virus detection engines to avoid a specific type of virus protection. One of the antivirus engines depends on a signature pattern from a database to identify malicious files and viruses; the antivirus bypass exploit looks to alter the file being scanned so it is not detected.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Symantec Corporation / Norton; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP); Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE); Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud) | affected Prior to 22.15 [Norton]; affected Prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2 [Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP)]; affected Prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000 [Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE)]; affected Prior to 22.15.1 [Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud (SEP Cloud)] |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105918
- https://support.symantec.com/content/unifiedweb/en_US/article.SYMSA1468.html
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.