Denial of service vulnerability in kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) via a malformed PE header file| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:35818 | Date: (C)2016-07-05 (M)2021-11-19 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: windows |
The host is installed with Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 (Symantec Endpoint Protection) and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to handle a malformed PE header file. Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system crash).
| Platform: |
| Microsoft Windows 11 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
| Microsoft Windows 7 |
| Microsoft Windows 8 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 |
| Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
| Microsoft Windows 10 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
| Microsoft Windows Vista |
| Product: |
| Symantec Endpoint Protection |
