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CVE-2018-5243 — The Symantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS) product, prior to version 3

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 int

CVSS
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EPSS
0.63% (top 30.00%)
CWE
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Published
2018-08-20T18:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T17:24:18.090Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Symantec CorporationSymantec Encryption Management Server (SEMS)Prior to 3.4.2 MP1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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