Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-5308

Description

The Client Intrusion Detection System (CIDS) driver before 15.0.6 in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) and before 15.1.2 in Norton Security allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) via a malformed Portable Executable (PE) file.

Affected products

Symantec/Client Intrusion Detection System
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_intrusion_detection_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <15.1.2
Symantec/Endpoint Protectionllm-fuzzy
Range: <15.0.6
Symantec/Norton Securityllm-fuzzy
Range: <15.1.2

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/91608nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036264nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1036265nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jspnvdVendor Advisory

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