CVE-2014-3434: symantec endpoint_protection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-3434 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in symantec endpoint_protection. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Timeline

1. 06-08-2014
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in the sysplant driver in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Client 11.x and 12.x before 12.1 RU4 MP1b, and Small Business Edition before SEP 12.1, allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to a 0x00222084 IOCTL call.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.