Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 20, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-5236

Description

Symantec Endpoint Protection prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10 may be susceptible to a race condition (or race hazard). This type of issue occurs in software where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrollable events.

Affected products

Symantec/Endpoint Protection4 versions
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=14.0
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:12.1:ru6mp10:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:14.0:ru1mp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <14 RU1 MP1 or <12.1 RU6 MP10
Symantec Corporation/Symantec Endpoint Protectionv5
Range: Prior to 14 RU1 MP1 or 12.1 RU6 MP10

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/104198nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041180nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.symantec.com/en_US/article.SYMSA1454.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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