7PK - Security Features
CVE-2015-8801
Summary
Race condition in the client in Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) 12.1 before RU6 MP5 allows local users to bypass intended restrictions on USB file transfer by conducting filesystem operations before the SEP device manager recognizes a new USB device.
- HIGH
- PHYSICAL
- LOW
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- LOW
- NONE
CWE-254 - Security Features
Security features are integrated into the application infrastructure to protect its resources and the trusted environment against a known exploit, threat, or vulnerability. However, flawed, disabled, or absent security features expose the application to a variety of attacks. This is a multidimensional vulnerability with broad potential impact. It can lead to defacement, confidentiality compromise, system takeover, etc.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published