Carbon Black Named a Visionary in Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms

For the second consecutive year, Carbon Black has been named a “Visionary” in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. For this year’s edition of the MQ, Gartner evaluated Cb Defense, our flagship solution built on the Cb Predictive Security Cloud ™ PSC. Our vision for the PSC ...

January Release Brings Improved Enterprise Management to Cb Defense

As a network of computers gets larger, the challenges and risks of keep systems consistently protected and in compliance increases. This means that, with a huge number of dispersed endpoints to keep watch over, security administrators at enterprise organizations often spend too much time deployin...

Patch Tuesday, December 2017 Edition

The final Patch Tuesday of the year is upon us, with Adobe and Microsoft each issuing security updates for their software once again. Redmond fixed problems with various flavors of Windows, Microsoft Edge, Office, Exchange and its Malware Protection Engine. And of course Adobe's got another...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine < 1.1.14405.2 RCE

The version of Microsoft Malware Protection Engine MMPE installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.1.14405.2. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. Note that Nessus has checked if a vulnerable version of MMPE is being used by any of the following application...

Microsoft Issues Emergency Windows Security Update For A Critical Vulnerability

Microsoft has just released an emergency security patch to address a critical remote code execution RCE vulnerability in its Malware Protection Engine MPE that could allow an attacker to take full control of a victim's PC. Enabled by default, Microsoft Malware Protection Engine offers the core...

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CNVD-2018-00255)

Microsoft Endpoint Protection and others are products of Microsoft Corporation, U.S.A. Microsoft Endpoint Protection is a free antivirus program; Windows Defender is a suite of antivirus programs used to remove, quarantine and prevent spyware. Malware Protection Engine is one of the malware...

Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.6 Tamper Protection Bypass

Credits: John Page a.k.a hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVE-2017-6331-SYMANTEC-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-TAMPER-PROTECTION-BYPASS.txt + ISR: ApparitionSec Vendor: ======= www.symantec.com Product: =========== Symantec Endpoint...

Symantec Endpoint Protection v12.1 / Tamper-Protection Bypass Exploit

Exploit for windows platform in category local exploits + Credits: John Page a.k.a hyp3rlinx Vendor: ======= www.symantec.com Product: =========== Symantec Endpoint Protection v12.1.6 12.1 RU6 MP5 Symantec 12.1.7004.6500 Vulnerability Type: =================== Tamper-Protection Bypass Denial Of...

Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 - Tamper-Protection Bypass

Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 - Tamper-Protection Bypass + Credits: John Page a.k.a hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVE-2017-6331-SYMANTEC-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-TAMPER-PROTECTION-BYPASS.txt + ISR: ApparitionSec Vendor: =======...

Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 - Tamper-Protection Bypass

Credits: John Page a.k.a hyp3rlinx + Website: hyp3rlinx.altervista.org + Source: http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVE-2017-6331-SYMANTEC-ENDPOINT-PROTECTION-TAMPER-PROTECTION-BYPASS.txt + ISR: ApparitionSec Vendor: ======= www.symantec.com Product: =========== Symantec Endpoint...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability (SYM17-011)

Symantec Endpoint Protection is prone to arbitrary file deletion vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (SYM17-011)

Symantec Endpoint Protection is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Security Bypass Vulnerability (SYM17-011)

Symantec Endpoint Protection is prone to a security bypass vulnerability. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 Greenbone AG Some text descriptions might be excerpted from a referenced sources, and are Copyright C by the respective right holders. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only CPE =...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Client 12.1.x < 12.1 RU6 MP9 / 14.0.x < 14.0 RU1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (SYM17-011)

The version of Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP Client installed on the remote host is 12.1.x prior to 12.1 RU6 MP9 or 14.0.x prior to 14.0 RU1. It is, therefore, affected by a multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Tamper Protection Bypass Vulnerability

Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP is a suite of antivirus software from Symantec, USA. The software provides security across physical and virtual systems. A security vulnerability exists in versions prior to SEP 14 RU1 and version 12.1.X. The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to bypass...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability

Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP is a suite of antivirus software from Symantec, USA. The software provides security across physical and virtual systems. A security vulnerability exists in Windows endpoint in versions prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 and versions prior to SEP 14 RU1. An attacker could...

Symantec Endpoint Protection Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Symantec Endpoint Protection is an enterprise version of virus protection software. An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Symantec Endpoint Protection before SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9. A user can exploit the vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to resources...

CVE-2017-13681

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 could be susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability, which is a type of issue that allows a user to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected at lower access levels. In the circumstances of this issue, the...

CVE-2017-6331

Prior to SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection product can encounter an issue of Tamper-Protection Bypass, which is a type of attack that bypasses the real time protection for the application that is run on servers and clients...

Design/Logic Flaw

Prior to SEP 12.1 RU6 MP9 & SEP 14 RU1 Symantec Endpoint Protection Windows endpoint can encounter a situation whereby an attacker could use the product's UI to perform unauthorized file deletes on the resident file system...