High severity · published Aug 20, 2018
CVE-2018-5243
The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploit
7.5
CVSS
1.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3.4.2 MP1, may be susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) exploit. A DoS attack is a type of attack whereby the perpetrator attempts to make a particular machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users by temporarily or indefinitely disrupting services of a specific host within a network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.8% · higher than 78% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) · Symantec Corporation
Prior to 3.4.2 MP1 · source: vendor
EM
Encryption Management Server · Symantec
through 3.4.2 · source: NVD
Affected product
SE
Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS)
Symantec Corporation
