medium
5.5
CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-5826

First published: Tue Feb 11 2020(Updated: )

Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1 and prior to 14.2.5569.2100 respectively, may be susceptible to an out of bounds vulnerability, which is a type of issue that results in an existing application reading memory outside of the bounds of the memory that had been allocated to the program.

Credit: secure@symantec.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-mr1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-mr2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-mr3
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-mr4
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-mr4-mp1a
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-mr4-mp2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru5
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru6
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru6-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru6-mp2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru6-mp3
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru6a
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru7
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru7-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru7-mp2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru7-mp3
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru7-mp4
Symantec Endpoint Protection=11.0-ru7-mp4a
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru1-p1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru2-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru3
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4-mp1a
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4-mp1b
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4a
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru5
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp3
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp4
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp5
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp6
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp7
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp8
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6-mp9
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.0.0
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.0.0-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.0.0-mp2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.0.1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.0.1-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.0.1-mp2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.2-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.2-ru1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.2-ru1_mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=14.2-ru2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.0-rtm
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.0-ru1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru1-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru2-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru3
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4-mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4-mp1a
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4-mp1b
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru4a
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru5
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp1
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp10
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp2
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp3
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp4
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp5
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp6
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp7
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp8
Symantec Endpoint Protection=12.1-ru6_mp9

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-5826?

    CVE-2020-5826 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause out-of-bounds memory access.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-5826?

    To mitigate CVE-2020-5826, you should update Symantec Endpoint Protection to versions 14.2 RU2 MP1 or 14.2.5569.2100 or later.

  • Which Symantec Endpoint Protection versions are affected by CVE-2020-5826?

    CVE-2020-5826 affects Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1, including versions 11.0, 12.1, and prior releases of 14.x.

  • What type of issue does CVE-2020-5826 represent?

    CVE-2020-5826 represents an out-of-bounds vulnerability that allows an application to read unauthorized memory.

  • Can CVE-2020-5826 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2020-5826 does not explicitly indicate remote exploitation capabilities, focusing on local application vulnerabilities instead.

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