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01 Record

CVE-2016-2208

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: symantec
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

The kernel component in Symantec Anti-Virus Engine (AVE) 20151.1 before 20151.1.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory access violation and system

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
19.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2016-05-19 10:00Z10 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 23:24Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2016-02-02
Assigning CNA
symantec
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
Data version
5.1
Document digest
b78438a681167544bf5421ec4458bcde9dfb85d55bb44aaba459b8c5bc47d20b

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
symantecanti-virus_engineNot specified—

06 References