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Encryption DesktopApplication · Symantec

CVE-2017-6330

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.0 Published 2017-09-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 10.4.1 or later.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Symantec Encryption Desktop before SED 10.4.1MP2 can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via crafted web requests."

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Symantec Encryption Desktop before version 10.4.1MP2 contains a denial of service vulnerability where crafted web requests can cause excessive resource consumption, allowing remote attackers to render the application unavailable through resource exhaustion.

MitigationUpgrade to Symantec Encryption Desktop version 10.4.1MP2 or later to remediate the vulnerability.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Encryption DesktopApplication
Affected:<= 10.4.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Symantec Encryption Desktop is installed
    Check for the product in the system registry (Windows: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec Encryption Desktop) or look for the application in Program Files (Windows) or /Applications (Mac)
    Affected if The product is not found on the system
  2. Locate the installed version number
    Access the product's About or Version information. On Windows, right-click the application in Start menu and select Properties, or check the version in Add/Remove Programs. On Mac, right-click the app in Applications and select Get Info.
    Affected if Unable to determine the version number
  3. Compare version against affected range
    Review the version number found. The affected range is any version <= 10.4.1. The fixed version is 10.4.1MP2 or later (note the MP2 suffix indicates a maintenance patch).
    Affected if Installed version is 10.4.1 or earlier (without MP2 suffix)

If Symantec Encryption Desktop is installed and the version is 10.4.1 or earlier (not 10.4.1MP2 or later), the environment is vulnerable to the CVE-2017-6330 denial of service flaw.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 10.4.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Symantec Encryption Desktop version 10.4.1MP2 or later to remediate the vulnerability.

Fix this in Encryption Desktop Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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