CVE-2018-12238

Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition SEP SBE prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud SEP Cloud prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass...

Sql injection

Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition SEP SBE prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud SEP Cloud prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass...

CVE-2018-12238

CVE-2018-12238 is an AV bypass affecting Norton/Symantec endpoint products. Affected include Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) prior to 12.1.7454.7000 and 14.2; SEP SBE prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 and SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and SEP Cloud prior to 22.15.1. The issue enables evading...

CVE-2018-12238

Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition SEP SBE prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud SEP Cloud prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass...

CVE-2018-12239

Norton prior to 22.15; Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP prior to 12.1.7454.7000 & 14.2; Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition SEP SBE prior to NIS-22.15.1.8 & SEP-12.1.7454.7000; and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud SEP Cloud prior to 22.15.1 may be susceptible to an AV bypass...

CVE-2018-12239

CVE-2018-12239 affects Norton 22.15 and certain Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) lines prior to 12.1.7454.7000 and 14.2, SEP SBE prior to NIS-22.15.1.8/SEP-12.1.7454.7000, and SEP Cloud prior to 22.15.1. The issue is an AV bypass vulnerability where one antivirus engine relies on a signature da...

SEP Multiple Issues

SUMMARY Symantec has released updates to address issues that were discovered in the Norton, Symantec Endpoint Protection SEP, Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition SEP SBE and Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud SEP Cloud products. AFFECTED PRODUCTS Norton --- CVE | Affected Versions...

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