First published: Tue Oct 10 2017(Updated: )
A denial of service (DoS) attack in Symantec Endpoint Encryption before SEE 11.1.3HF2 allows remote attackers 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.
Credit: secure@symantec.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Symantec Endpoint Encryption | <=11.1.3 |
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CVE-2017-13675 has a high severity rating due to its potential to lead to denial of service attacks.
To fix CVE-2017-13675, update to Symantec Endpoint Encryption version 11.1.3HF2 or later.
CVE-2017-13675 can temporarily or indefinitely disrupt services on affected machines, leading to unavailability of resources.
CVE-2017-13675 affects all versions of Symantec Endpoint Encryption prior to version 11.1.3HF2.
Yes, CVE-2017-13675 can be exploited remotely by attackers to cause denial of service on targeted systems.