CVE-2017-15526
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-11-13 22:00
Modified
2024-09-16 17:17
Severity ?
Summary
Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1, Symantec Endpoint Encryption can be susceptible to a null pointer de-reference issue, which can result in a NullPointerException that can lead to a privilege escalation scenario.
References
secure@symantec.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101698Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@symantec.comhttps://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171113_00Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101698Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20171113_00Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Symantec Corporation Symantec Endpoint Encryption Version: Prior to SEE v11.1.3MP1
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