CVE-2020-5831 json
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1, may be susceptible to an out of bounds vulnerability, which is a type o…
published 2020-02-11 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2020-26986
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM), prior to 14.2 RU2 MP1, may be susceptible to an out of bounds vulnerability, which is a type of issue that results in an existing application reading memory outside of the bounds of the memory that had been allocated to the program.
Patch / fix
- symantec endpoint_protection_manager 14.2
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- n/a Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM)
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
-
support.symantec.com
/us/en/article.SYMSA1505.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-5831
- NVD CVE-2020-5831
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