First published: Mon Oct 23 2017(Updated: )
In Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1 MP2HF1, a kernel memory leak is a type of resource leak that can occur when a computer program incorrectly manages memory allocations in such a way that memory which is no longer needed is not released. In object-oriented programming, a memory leak may happen when an object is stored in memory but cannot be accessed by the running code.
Credit: secure@symantec.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Symantec Encryption Desktop | >=10.3.0<=10.4.1 |
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CVE-2017-13682 has been classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for memory leak issues.
To fix CVE-2017-13682, update to Symantec Encryption Desktop version 10.4.1 MP2HF1 or later.
The potential impacts of CVE-2017-13682 include degradation of system performance and increased resource consumption.
Symantec Encryption Desktop versions from 10.3.0 up to 10.4.1 are affected by CVE-2017-13682.
CVE-2017-13682 primarily requires local access to exploit the memory leak.